*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : RG8841500 CHEMICAL NAME : 1,8-Octanediamine CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 373-44-4 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1735426 REFERENCE : 3-04-00-00612 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H20-N2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 144.30 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 1,8-Diaminooctane * Octamethylenediamine * 1,8-Octamethylenediamine * 1,8-Octylenediamine *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H REACTION SEVERITY : Severe REFERENCE : ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,751,1992 TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg REACTION SEVERITY : Severe REFERENCE : ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,751,1992 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea REFERENCE : ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,751,1992 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***