*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DK6650000
CHEMICAL NAME : p-Benzoquinone, phenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 363-03-1
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 184.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6V DVJ XR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* p-Benzoquinone, 2-phenyl-
* 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2-phenyl-
* Phenylbenzoquinone
* o-Phenylbenzoquinone
* Phenyl-p-benzoquinone
* Phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone
* 2-Phenylbenzoquinone
* 2-Phenyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
* Phenylquinone
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 110 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534851
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 19 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,1751,1970
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 5 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
REFERENCE :
ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore). (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1- 1917- Volume(issue)/page/year:
57,466,1955
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 25 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,1937,1992
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/L
REFERENCE :
JJCREP Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. BV, POB
211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.76- 1985-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,1027,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 600 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,477,1995
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 6 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 322,243,1994
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 259,1,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 259,1,1991
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***