*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OD5672000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lactic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 80-55-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0878308
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00783 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 132.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QX1&1&VO2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethyl alpha-hydroxyisobutyrate
   * Ethyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate
   * Ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate
   * Ethyl 2-methyllactate
   * 2-Methyllactic acid ethyl ester
   * Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-, ethyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 76,189,1942

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7053
       No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 919 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 306 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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