*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QU7925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nitric acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27247-96-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H17-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 175.26
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethylhexyl nitrate
   * 2-Ethylhexyl nitrate
   * Nitronal
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570965

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

 
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