*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ON0160000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Maleic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 142-16-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1729133
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-02211 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H36-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 340.56
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4Y2&1OV1 2U -C
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis-(2-ethylhexyl)ester kyseliny maleinove
   * Bis(2-ethylhexyl)maleate
   * 2-Butenedioic acid (Z)-, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
   * Di-(2-ethylhexyl)maleate
   * Maleic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
   * RC Comonomer DOM
 
                       *** 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           : 14 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,60,1949
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   14CYAT "Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology," 2nd ed., Patty, F.A., ed., New
   York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1958-63  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,1895,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >20 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31(1),49,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 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: AD691-490
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,60,1949

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - A1359
       No. of Facilities: 292 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 1212 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - A1359
       No. of Facilities: 652 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 3350 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 411 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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