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RTECS NUMBER            : ZE4030000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Xylene, alpha-chloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 104-82-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0507387
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-00966 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H9-Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 140.62
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methyl-
   * p-(Chloromethyl)toluene
   * 4-(Chloromethyl)toluene
   * alpha-Chloro-p-xylene
   * p-Methylbenzyl chloride
   * 4-Methylbenzyl chloride
   * (4-Methylphenyl)methyl chloride
   * p-Tolylmethyl chloride
   * p-Xylyl chloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 39(4),86,1974

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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