*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KW5250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethylene glycol, diformate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 629-15-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1746362
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00037 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 118.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHO2OVH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethylene formate
   * Formic acid, ethylene ester
   * Glycol diformate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology.  (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
   Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611)  Series 3: V.1-    1918-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1510 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,259,1941
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 390 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,259,1941

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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