*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RG2162000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octadecanoyl chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 112-76-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0639784
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01240 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H35-Cl-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.98
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Stearic acid chloride
   * Stearic chloride
   * Stearoyl chloride
   * Stearyl chloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 28(12),56,1984

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4162
       No. of Facilities: 29 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 95 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 68 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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