*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ON3150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Maleic acid, mono(2-hydroxyethyl) ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 26560-94-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3662887
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-02214 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H8-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 160.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1U1VO2Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethylene glycol, maleate
   * Ethylene glycol, mono(hydrogen maleate)
   * Maleic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester
   * Maleic acid, mono(hydroxyethyl) ester
   * Mono-(2-hydroxyethyl)ester kyseliny maleinove
   * Monohydroxyethyl maleate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,657,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2460 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954

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

 
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