*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LQ5500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Formic acid, butyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 592-84-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1742108
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00028 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H10-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 102.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHO4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butylester kyseliny mravenci
   * Butyl formate
   * Butyl methanoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 10418 ppm
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - conjunctive irritation
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,517,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10418 ppm/70M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,517,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2656 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery.  (Northbrook, IL)  V.18-42, 1949-73.
    For publisher information, see IOHSA5.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,31,1972

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,517,1959

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

 
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