*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO2275000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,5-Hexanediol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2935-44-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1719248
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-02562 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 118.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY1&2YQ1
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,418,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4846 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 45,669,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 16300 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,63,1948
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 29400 mg/kg/11W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic
REFERENCE :
   EESADV Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,204,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 35 gm/kg/5W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - retinal changes (pigmentary
   depositions, retinitis, other)
   Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic
REFERENCE :
   ARTODN Archives of Toxicology.  (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
   Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.32-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   67,277,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 gm/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - other changes
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
REFERENCE :
   IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.  (Publications & Information
   Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India)  V.1-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,371,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 22423 mg/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
   Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in humoral immune response
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,14,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 9 gm/kg/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Spinal Cord - demyelination
   Spinal Cord - other degenerative changes
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,369,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 gm/kg/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Spinal Cord - other degenerative changes
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,369,1982

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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