*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GD6600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cinnamaldehyde, alpha-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 101-39-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0507514
REFERENCE               : 2-07-00-00291 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 146.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHYU1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-Methylcinnamaldehyde
   * Methyl cinnamic aldehyde
   * alpha-Methylcinnamic aldehyde
   * alpha-Methylcinnimal
   * 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-2-propenal
   * 2-Propenal, 2-methyl-3-phenyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 5%/2W
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   ADVEA4 Acta Dermato-Venereologica.  (Almqvist & Wiksell, POB 45150, S-10430
   Stockholm, Sweden) V.1-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,121,1978
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2050 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,853,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,853,1975

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - E0422
       No. of Facilities: 2961 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 28
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 25103 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5134 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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