*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : LU2800000 CHEMICAL NAME : Furan, 2-methyl-tetrahydro- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 96-47-9 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0102448 REFERENCE : 5-17-01-00078 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 5 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H10-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 86.15 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OTJ B1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Furan, tetrahydro-2-methyl- * 2-Methyloxolane * Methyltetrahydrofuran * 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran * MTHF * Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran * Tetrahydrosylvan *** 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 : 500 mg/24H REACTION SEVERITY : Mild REFERENCE : 85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J., Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,786,1986 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 6000 ppm/4H TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : 34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,395,1969 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 4500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : 34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,395,1969 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***