*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EN0335000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 3-Buten-2-one,
                          4-(2,5,6,6-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 79-69-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 54082-69-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1343498
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H22-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 206.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6UTJ A1 D1 E1 E1 F1U1V1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-Inone, methyl-
   * alpha-Irone
   * Methyl-alpha-ionone
   * 4-(2,5,6,6-Tetramethyl-2-cyclo-hexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-one
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1950 mg/kg/8W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   33,3069,1973

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5036
       No. of Facilities: 85 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 4041 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 276 (estimated)

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

 
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