*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH8800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octyl ether
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 629-82-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1748226
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-01760 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H34-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 242.50
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 8O8
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antar
   * Caprylic ether
   * Dioctyl ether
   * Ether, di-n-octyl-
   * Octane, 1,1'-oxybis-
   * 1,1'-Oxybisoctane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1183 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,566,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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