*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PA8500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methane, diethoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 462-95-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1697253
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-03027 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 104.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2O1O2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1-Diethoxymethane
   * Diethylformal
   * 3,5-Dioxaheptene
   * Ethane, 1,1'-(methylenebis(oxy))bis-
   * Ethoxymethyl ethyl ether
   * Ethylal
   * Formaldehyde diethyl acetal
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2604 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,730,1932

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84039
       No. of Facilities: 5 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 20 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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