*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OS9100000
CHEMICAL NAME : p-Menthane, 1,2:8,9-diepoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 96-08-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0107989
REFERENCE : 5-19-01-00324 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 168.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T36 BOTJ A1 E- BT3OTJ B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 1,2,8,9-Diepoxylimonene
* 1,2:8,9-Diepoxy-p-menthane
* Dipentene dioxide
* Epoxide 269
* 4-(1,2-Epoxy-1-methylethyl)-1-methyl-7-oxabicyclo(4.1.0)heptane
* Limonene dioxide
* Menthane, 1,2:8,9-diepoxy-
* 7-Oxabicyclo(4.1.0)heptane, 4-(1,2-epoxy-1-methylethyl)-1-methyl-
* Unoxat epoxide 269
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,95,1962
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5630 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 8/22/1961
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 60 gm/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,777,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,777,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JSICAZ Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Section C: Biological
Sciences. (New Delhi, India) V.14-21, 1955-62. For publisher information,
see IJEBA6. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,342,1962
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1770 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Skin and Appendages - primary irritation (after topical exposure)
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,95,1962
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 6700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
RARSAM Radiation Research, Supplement. (New York, NY) No.1-7, 1959-67.
Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,193,1963
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA 8(a) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
47,26992,82
*** END OF RECORD ***