*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QJ6870000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Naphthalene, 2-(epoxyethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20861-99-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 7166052
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 170.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J C- BT3OTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(Epoxyethyl)naphthalene
   * 2-Naphthyloxirane
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,3247,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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