*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AS4900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acrylic acid, 2-(bromomethyl)-, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4224-69-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1852481
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H7-Br-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 179.03
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methyl alpha-(bromomethyl)acrylate
   * Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate
   * Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-2-propenoate
   * 2-Propenoic acid, 2-(bromomethyl)-, methyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-1090-1048S

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***