*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : ZE4551000
CHEMICAL NAME : 1,2-Xylene, 4-(epoxyethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1855-36-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0116226
REFERENCE : 5-17-01-00605 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 148.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ BR C1 D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* (3,4-Dimethylphenyl)oxirene
* 3,4-Dimethyl styrene oxide
* 4-(Epoxyethyl)-1,2-xylene
* Oxirene, (3,4-dimethylphenyl)-
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
CMSHAF Chemosphere. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,737,1978
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
CMSHAF Chemosphere. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,737,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 2300 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
35,71,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 200 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CMSHAF Chemosphere. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,369,1979
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/dose response: TRP reversion
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