*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UX1900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyrocatechol, 4-isopropyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2138-43-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2043519
REFERENCE               : 3-06-00-04632 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ DY1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-(1-methylethyl)-
   * 4-Isopropylcatechol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 1%/48H
REFERENCE :
   BJDEAZ British Journal of Dermatology.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
   88, Oxford, UK) V.63-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,687,1976
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#07862
 
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