*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : RG5775000
CHEMICAL NAME : 1,6-Octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 78-70-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721488
REFERENCE : 0-01-00-00462 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 18
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H18-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 154.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1U1XQ1&3UY1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* allo-Ocimenol
* 2,6-Dimethylocta-2,7-dien-6-ol
* 3,7-Dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol
* 3,7-Dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol
* Linalool
* Linalyl alcohol
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 16 mg/48H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,673,1976
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 100 uL
REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0543729
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate
REFERENCE :
CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2790 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5610 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,202,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 307 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
IIFBA4 Izvestiya na Instituta po Fiziologiya, Bulgarska Akademiya na
Naukite. (Sofia, Bulgaria) V.4-16, 1960-74. For publisher information, see
APPBDI. Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,149,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0543729
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 340 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
IIFBA4 Izvestiya na Instituta po Fiziologiya, Bulgarska Akademiya na
Naukite. (Sofia, Bulgaria) V.4-16, 1960-74. For publisher information, see
APPBDI. Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,149,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1470 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
REFERENCE :
SIZSAR Sapporo Igaku Zasshi. Sapporo Medical Journal. (Sapporo Igaku
Daigaku, Nishi-17-chome, Minami-1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060, Japan) V.3-
1952- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,73,1952
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JSICAZ Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Section C: Biological
Sciences. (New Delhi, India) V.14-21, 1955-62. For publisher information,
see IJEBA6. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,342,1962
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5610 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,827,1975
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 8622 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
OIGZDE Osaka-shi Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Osaka City Medical Association.
(Osaka-shi Igakkai, c/o Osaka-shiritsu Daigaku Igakubu, 1-4-54 Asahi-cho,
Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545, Japan) V.24- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
34,267,1985
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M4982
No. of Facilities: 37 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 16
No. of Employees: 2301 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M4982
No. of Facilities: 16058 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 106
No. of Occupations: 118
No. of Employees: 245476 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 109311 (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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