*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SA3150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1-Pentanethiol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 110-66-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1730979
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-01653 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 104.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SH5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amyl hydrosulfide
   * Amyl mercaptan
   * n-Amyl mercaptan
   * Amyl sulfhydrate
   * Amyl thioalcohol
   * Mercaptan amylique
   * Pentalarm
   * Pentyl mercaptan
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,343,1949
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NATUAS Nature.  (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736)
   V.1-    1869-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 174,737,1954

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO 1-PENTANETHIOL-air:CL 0.5 ppm/15M
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4383
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 28 (estimated)

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

 
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