*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WZ0883500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Terephthalic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6422-86-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2302822
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-03306 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H38-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 390.62
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl)ester
   * Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate
   * Kodaflex DOTP
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 47(8),91,1982

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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