*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KN3370000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ether, bis(2-methylglycidyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7487-28-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ B1 B1O1- BT3OTJ B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(2,3-epoxy-2-methylpropyl)ether
   * Bis(2-methylglycidyl) ether
   * EP-2017
   * Ether, bis(2,3-epoxy-2-methylpropyl)
   * Oxirane, 2,2'-oxybis(methylene)bis-2-methyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/21/1967
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1680 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   24,305,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1250 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/21/1967

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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