*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0352500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, 2-acetyl-, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 29214-60-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1774721
REFERENCE               : 3-03-00-01269 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H22-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 214.34
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethyl 2-acetylcaprylate
   * Ethyl 2-acetyloctanoate
   * Ethyl alpha-hexylacetoacetate
   * Ethyl-2-hexyl acetoacetate
 
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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           : >5 gm/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: 13,454,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/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: 13,454,1975

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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