*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QT1925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nicotinic acid, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93-60-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0113951
REFERENCE               : 5-22-02-00059 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H7-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 137.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ CVO1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-(Carbomethoxy)pyridine
   * m-(Methoxycarbonyl)pyridine
   * 3-(Methoxycarbonyl)pyridine
   * Methyl nicotinate
   * Methyl 3-pyridinecarboxylate
   * Nicometh
   * 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, methyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85IXA4 "Structure et Activite Pharmacodyanmique des Medicaments du Systeme
   Nerveux Vegetatif," Bovet, D., and F. Bovet-Nitti, New York, S. Karger, 1948
    Volume(issue)/page/year: -,428,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,691,1955

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80460
       No. of Facilities: 100 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 2857 (estimated)

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

 
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