*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QK3930000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Naphthalenethiol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 91-60-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0636389
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-04312 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H8-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 160.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J CSH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Mercaptonaphthalene
   * 2-Mercaptonaphthalene
   * beta-Naphthalenethiol
   * Naphthalene-2-thiol
   * beta-Naphthyl mercaptan
   * 2-Naphthyl mercaptan
   * 2-Naphthyl thiol
   * Renacit 1
   * RPA 2
   * RPA No. 2
   * Thionaphthol
   * Thio-beta-naphthol
   * beta-Thionaphthol
   * 2-Thionaphthol
   * USAF CY-4
   * Vulcamel TBN
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 385 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
   York, NY 10016) V.1-    1977/78-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,249,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0815
       No. of Facilities: 23 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 455 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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