*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EL8925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Butanone, 4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5471-51-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0776080
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-00506 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR D2V1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Butanone, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-
   * Frambinone
   * p-Hydroxybenzyl acetone
   * 1-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-butanone
   * 4-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone
   * 4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone
   * Oxyphenalon
   * Raspberry ketone
   * Rheosmin
 
                       *** 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           : 1320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - analgesia
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,349,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - analgesia
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,349,1970

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M4912
       No. of Facilities: 18 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 13
       No. of Employees: 3245 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M4912
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1557 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 276 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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