*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO3630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexane, 1,2-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1436-34-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0102568
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 100.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ B4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butyloxirane
   * 2-Butyloxirane
   * Epoxy-n-hexane
   * 1,2-Epoxyhexane
   * 1-Hexene epoxide
   * 1-Hexene oxide
   * 1,2-Hexene oxide
   * Oxirane, butyl-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1068,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Klebsiella pneumoniae
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,269,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1250 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 249,55,1991

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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