*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WZ1500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Terephthalic acid, tetrachloro-, dimethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1861-32-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 65862-98-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1888840
REFERENCE               : 3-09-00-04257 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H6-Cl4-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 331.96
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1OVR BG CG EG FG DVO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-, dimethyl ester
   * Chlorthal-dimethyl
   * Chlorthal-methyl
   * DAC 893
   * Dacthal
   * Dacthalor
   * Daktal
   * DCPA
   * Dimethylester kyseliny tetrachlortereftalove
   * Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate
   * Dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalate
   * 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorphthalsaure-dimethylester
   * Tetrachloroterephthalic acid dimethyl ester
   * 2,3,5,6-Tetrachloroterephthalic acid, dimethyl ether
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB85-143766
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5700 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook.  (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave.,
   Willoughy, OH 44094)  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C93,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 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#02634
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TGANAK Tsitologiya i Genetika.  Cytology and Genetics.  For English
   translation, see CYGEDX. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16(1),45,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,592,1986
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 700 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 46(8),22,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 700 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 10 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 46(8),22,1981

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***