*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PC1920000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methanol, (tert-butyldioxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17742-78-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1697871
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-03046 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 120.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1OOX1&1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (tert-Butyldioxy)methanol
   * tert-Butylhydroxymethyl peroxide
   * tert-Butylperoxymethanol
   * ((1,1-Dimethylethyl)dioxy)methanol
   * Hydroxymethyl tert-butylperoxide
   * Methanol, ((1,1-dimethylethyl)dioxy)-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Neurospora crassa
DOSE/DURATION           : 89 mmol/L/30M
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,581,1949

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: N crassa-reversion

 
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