*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AJ2100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, 2-pentyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 626-38-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721249
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00155 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 23
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 130.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 3Y1&OV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Acetoxypentane
   * sec-Amyl acetate
   * sek.Amylester kyseliny octove
   * 2-Amylester kyseliny octove
   * 1-Methylbutyl acetate
   * 2-Pentanol, acetate
   * 2-Pentyl acetate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 ppm
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - conjunctive irritation
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,282,1943
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 10000 ppm/5H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   PHRPA6 Public Health Reports.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  V.1-    1878-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,811,1936

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 665 mg/m3 (125 ppm)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 125 ppm (650 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,13,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 125 ppm (650 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 125 ppm (650 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 125 ppm (650 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 125 ppm (650 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 125 ppm (665 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 125 ppm (665 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 100 ppm (525 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 125 ppm (670 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 100 ppm (525 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 125 ppm (670 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 125 ppm (650 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 100 ppm (525 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:STEL 150 ppm (800 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 125 ppm (670 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO sec-AMYL ACETATE-air:10H TWA 125 ppm
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Esters I, 1450

 
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