*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AB5740000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetamide,
                          2-chloro-N-(isopropoxymethyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17493-73-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H20-Cl-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 269.80
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1Y1&O1NV1GR B1 F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetamide, 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-((1-methylethoxy)methyl)-
   * 2',6'-Acetoxylidide, 2-chloro-N-(isopropoxymethyl)-
   * 2-Chloro-N-(2,6-dimethyl)phenyl-N-isopropoxymethylacetamide
   * 2-Chloro-N-(isopropoxymethyl)-2',6'-acetoxylidide
   * CP 52665
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100%/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0539030
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 uL/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0539030
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 975 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0539030
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >1260 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0539030
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1775 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
   New York, Inc., 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,126,1971

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***