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RTECS NUMBER            : KN8150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ether, dichloromethyl methyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4885-02-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1900293
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H4-Cl2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 114.96
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GYGO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1-Dichlorodimethyl ether
   * alpha,alpha-Dichloromethyl ether
   * alpha,alpha-Dichloromethyl methyl ether
   * Methoxydichloromethane
   * Methane, dichloromethoxy-
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 163,633,1969

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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