*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH3422500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 150-84-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1723886
REFERENCE               : 1-02-00-00065 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H22-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 198.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1Y1&U3Y1&WOV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetic acid, citronellyl ester
   * Acetic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-yl ester
   * Citronellyl acetate
   * 3,7-Dimethyl-6-octen-1-yl acetate
   * 2-Octen-8-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-, acetate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/48H
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: 11,1069,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1069,1973
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6800 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: 11,1069,1973

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83186
       No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 29
       No. of Employees: 4144 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83186
       No. of Facilities: 1857 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 20
       No. of Employees: 27608 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 18603 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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