*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VJ3410000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ricinoleic acid, methyl ester, acetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 140-03-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1729461
REFERENCE               : 0-03-00-00387 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H38-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 354.59
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 9U2YOV1&5VO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Flexricin P-4
   * Methyl 12-acetoxy-9-octadecenoate
   * Methyl 12-acetoxyoleate
   * Methyl acetyl ricinoleate
   * Methylester kyseliny acetylricinolejove
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology.  (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
   Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611)  Series 3: V.1-    1918-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,362,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 34900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IPSTB3 International Polymer Science and Technology.  (Rapra Technology
   Ltd., Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK) Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,93,1976

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - E0837
       No. of Facilities: 9 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 52 (estimated)

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

 
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