*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QJ2800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Naphthalene, 1-chloromethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 86-52-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0636885
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-01692 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H9-Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 176.65
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J B1G
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-(Chlormethyl)naftalen
   * alpha-(Chloromethyl)naphthalene
   * 1-Chloromethyl naphthalene
   * 1-Menaphthyl chloride
   * Naphthalene, alpha-chloromethyl-
   * alpha-Naphthylmethyl chloride
   * 1-Naphthylmethyl chloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 890 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IHFCAY Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Chemical and Toxicological
   Series, Bulletin. (Pittsburgh, PA)  1947-69.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,1,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,2583,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IHFCAY Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Chemical and Toxicological
   Series, Bulletin. (Pittsburgh, PA)  1947-69.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,1,1967

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4412
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 28 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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