*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GP3510000
CHEMICAL NAME           : m-Cresol, alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 98-17-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H5-F3-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 162.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR CXFFF
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * m-Hydroxybenzotrifluoride
   * 3-Hydroxybenzotrifluoride
   * Phenol, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-
   * m-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol
   * 3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 57 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,570,1949

                          *** 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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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