*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GW1575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cyclohexanone, methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1331-22-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 112.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6VTJ X1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methylcyclohexanone
   * Metylocykloheksanon
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,199,1943
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 4900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,199,1943

                          *** 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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Methylcyclohexanone, 2521

 
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