*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO7735000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexanoic acid, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 123-66-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1701293
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00921 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 144.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 5VO2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethyl caproate
   * Ethyl hexanoate
 
                       *** 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       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,761,1976

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1824
       No. of Facilities: 45 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 678 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 380 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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