*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NQ9370000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Isocyanic acid,
                          methylene(3,5,5-trimethyl-3,1-cyclohexylene) ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4098-71-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2726467
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H18-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 222.32
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cyclohexane, 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-
   * IPDI
   * 3-Isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylisocyanate
   * Isophorone diamine diisocyanate
   * Isophorone diisocyanate
 
                       *** 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           : 4825 mg/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: OTS0530238
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 123 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure
   Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental
   Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,334(86),1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mL/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: OTS0528418
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 uL/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: OTS0528418
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mL/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: OTS0528418
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 118 mg/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0543418
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1370 ug/m3/4H/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0528418

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.045 mg/m3 (0.005 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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.005 ppm (0.045 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.005 ppm (0.045 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.010 ppm (0.09 mg/m3);STEL 0.020 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.09 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.09 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.005 ppm (0.05 mg/m3);STEL 0.01 ppm (0.09 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.09 mg/m3);STEL 0.02 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.02 mg/m3;STEL 0.07 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 IPDI-air:10H TWA 0.005 ppm (Sk);STEL 0.02 ppm (Sk)
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 - 83571
       No. of Facilities: 111 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 19
       No. of Employees: 3441 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83571
       No. of Facilities: 1186 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 15
       No. of Occupations: 16
       No. of Employees: 7245 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 682 (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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***