*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SG8050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenethyl alcohol, alpha,alpha-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 100-86-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1855608
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03290 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 150.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QX1&1&1R
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzeneethanol, alpha,alpha-dimethyl-
   * Benzyldimethylcarbinol
   * Dimethylbenzylcarbinol
   * alpha,alpha-Dimethylphenethanol
   * alpha,alpha-Dimethylphenethyl alcohol
   * 1,1-Dimethyl-2-phenylethanol
   * DMBC
 
                       *** 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           : 1280 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,531,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 988 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - coma
   Gastrointestinal - gastritis
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1821
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1557 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 276 (estimated)

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

 
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