*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RZ2605000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pentaerythritol, tetrabenzoate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4196-86-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3513249
REFERENCE               : 3-09-00-00688 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C33-H28-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 552.61
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : RVO1X1OVR&1OVR&1OVR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoflex S-552
   * Benzoic acid, tetraester with pentaerythritol
   * 1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis((benzoyloxy)methyl)-, dibenzoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1158 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1105,1990

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1681
       No. of Facilities: 2078 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 25
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 4820 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1681
       No. of Facilities: 601 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 10
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 9563 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5004 (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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