*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : SA7350000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2-Pentanol, 4-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 108-11-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1098268
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-01717 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 29
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 102.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY1&1Y1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Alcool methyl amylique
* Isobutylmethylcarbinol
* Isobutylmethylmethanol
* MAOH
* Methyl amyl alcohol
* Methylisobutyl carbinol
* Methyl isobutyl carbinol
* Methyl-isobutylkarbinol
* 2-Methyl-4-pentanol
* 4-Methylpentanol-2
* 4-Methyl-2-pentanol
* Metilamil alcohol
* 4-Metilpentan-2-olo
* MIBC
* MIC
* 3-Mic
* 4-Pentanol, 2-methyl-
*** 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 : 2590 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,119,1951
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 : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
UCPHAQ University of California, Berkeley, Publications in Pharmacology.
(Berkeley, CA) V.1-3, 1938-57. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,217,1949
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 812 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd.,
San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,7,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 3560 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,119,1951
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-STEL 167 mg/m3 (40 ppm) (skin)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-TWA 104 mg/m3 (25 ppm)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
3,166,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);STEL 40 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 25 ppm (104 mg/m3);STEL 40 ppm (166 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);STEL 40 ppm (170 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);STEL 125 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3);STEL 40 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO THE CHEMICAL-air:10H TWA 25 ppm (Sk);STEL 40 ppm (Sk)
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 - X3241
No. of Facilities: 2585 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 31
No. of Occupations: 33
No. of Employees: 26405 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2882 (estimated)
*** 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
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Alcohols III, 1402
*** END OF RECORD ***