*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : RA5400000 CHEMICAL NAME : Nonaethylene glycol CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 3386-18-3 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1804294 REFERENCE : 4-01-00-02409 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H38-O10 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 414.56 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2/O2/ 8Q COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24-Octaoxahexacosane-1,26-diol *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg REACTION SEVERITY : Mild REFERENCE : AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology. (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611) Series 3: V.1- 1918- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 37 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes REFERENCE : JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,259,1941 *** END OF RECORD ***