*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ON1600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Maleic acid, dioctyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2915-53-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H36-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 340.56
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 8OV1U1VO8
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(1-octyl) maleate
   * 2-Butenedioic acid (Z)-, dioctyl ester
   * Dioctyl maleate
   * Di-n-octyl maleate
   * PX-538
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 14200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,43,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 14 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,43,1975

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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