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RTECS NUMBER            : CY8536000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1605-18-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1634094
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-01557 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.26
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, p-diisopropenyl-
   * 1,4-Bis(1-methylethenyl)benzene
   * p-Diisopropenylbenzene
   * 1,4-Diisopropenylbenzene
   * p-Isopropenyl-alpha-methylstyrene
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,403,1959

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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