*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WZ1221000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Terephthalic acid, dibutyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1962-75-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2137106
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-03305 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H22-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4OVR DVO4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester
   * Dibutyl terephthalate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1392 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 56,1446,1967

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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