*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PF9000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methylamine, p-phenylenebis-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 539-48-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2206190
REFERENCE               : 4-13-00-00296 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H12-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z1R D1Z
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Aminomethylbenzylamine
   * 1,4-Benzenedimethanamine
   * 1,4-Bis-aminomethylbenzen
   * 1,4-Bis(aminomethyl)benzene
   * p-Phenylenebis(methylamine)
   * p-Xylene-alpha,alpha'-diamine
   * p-Xylylendiamine
   * p-Xylylenediamine
   * 1,4-Xylylenediamine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 ug/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,448,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,448,1986

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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