*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO7710000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, diester with tetraethylene
                          glycol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18268-70-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H46-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 446.70
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4Y2&VO2O2O2O2OVY4&2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Flexol 4GO
   * Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, oxybis(2,1-ethyldiyloxy-2,1-ethanediyl)ester
   * Plasticizer 4GO
   * Polyethylene glycol 200 di(2-ethylhexoate)
   * Tetraethylene glycol di(2-ethylhexoate)
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7/21/1971
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,85,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >20 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7/21/1971

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1519
       No. of Facilities: 2484 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 63
       No. of Occupations: 42
       No. of Employees: 43710 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1519
       No. of Facilities: 3297 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 55
       No. of Occupations: 38
       No. of Employees: 67254 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 13447 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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