*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : MK0350000
CHEMICAL NAME : Heptyl alcohol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 111-70-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1731686
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-01731 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H16-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 116.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q7
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Enanthic alcohol
* n-Heptanol
* N-Heptanol-1
* 1-Heptanol
* 1-Hydroxyheptane
* l'Alcool N-heptylique primaire
*** 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 : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,501,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,16,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 6600 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,72,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
31(1-3),310,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,501,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 6600 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(5),61,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 4350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(5),61,1986
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 350 mg/m3/24/19W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Cardiac - other changes
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB234-882
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 9100 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31(3),16,1966
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 182,135,1987
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 83568
No. of Facilities: 44 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 6
No. of Employees: 1105 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 83568
No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 17 (estimated)
*** 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
*** END OF RECORD ***