*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO4310000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexane, tetradecafluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 355-42-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-F14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 338.06
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Fluorinert FC72
   * Flutec PP1
   * Perfluorohexane
   * Perfluoro-n-hexane
   * Tetradecafluorohexane
   * n-Tetradecafluorohexane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0535404
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >40000 ppm/6H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0533713
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 842 mL/m3/7H/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in calcium
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0533841

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***