*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TZ3580000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propane, 1,2-epoxy-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 558-30-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0102408
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00058 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 72.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ B1 B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1-Dimethylethylene oxide
   * 2,2-Dimethyloxirane
   * 1,2-Epoxyisobutane
   * Isobutene oxide
   * Isobutylene epoxide
   * Isobutyleneoxide
   * 1,2-Isobutylene oxide
   * 2-Methyl-1,2-epoxypropane
   * Oxirane, 2,2-dimethyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 ppm
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 271,213,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Klebsiella pneumoniae
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,269,1981

                          *** 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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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