*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : MJ7350000
CHEMICAL NAME : 3-Heptanone, 5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 541-85-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0506345
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-03344 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 28
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H16-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 128.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2Y1&1V2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ethyl sec-amyl ketone
* Ethyl amyl ketone
* Ethyl 2-methylbutyl ketone
* 2-Methylbutyl ethyl ketone
* 3-Methyl-5-heptanone
* 5-Methyl-3-heptanone
* 3-Octanone
*** 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
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,6,1961
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,6,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3484 ppm/8H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,6,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,6,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3484 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,6,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SHELL* Shell Chemical Company. (P.O. Box 4320, Houston, TX 77210)
Volume(issue)/page/year: MSDS 540-1
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,631,1967
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 131 mg/m3 (25 ppm)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
3,104,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 25 ppm (131 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3);STEL 40 ppm (210 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 25 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO ETHYL AMYL KETONE-air:10H TWA 25 ppm
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 83448
No. of Facilities: 1523 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 26
No. of Occupations: 22
No. of Employees: 19792 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Ketones II, 1301
*** END OF RECORD ***