*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SA2710000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pentane, 2,3-epoxy-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1192-22-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0102490
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00107 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 100.18
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,3-Epoxy-2-methylpentane
   * 2-Methyl-2,3-pentylene oxide
 
                       *** 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           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(11),51,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 16400 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(11),51,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(11),51,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(11),51,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 13800 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(11),51,1981
 
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