*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RG7850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1-Octanal, 3,7-dimethyl-7-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 107-75-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721290
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-04058 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H20-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VH1Y1&3XQ1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Citronellal hydrate
   * Citronellal, hydroxy-
   * Cyclalia
   * Cyclosia
   * 3,7-Dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal
   * Fixol
   * Hydroxycitronellal
   * 7-Hydroxycitronellal
   * 7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctan-1-al
   * Laurine
   * Lilyl aldehyde
   * Musuet synthetic
   * Musuettine principle
   * Octanal, 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-
   * Phixia
 
                       *** 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
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,921,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries.  (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
   60189)  V.91-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,921,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 82946
       No. of Facilities: 269 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 23
       No. of Employees: 24121 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 82946
       No. of Facilities: 6846 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 29
       No. of Occupations: 74
       No. of Employees: 95828 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 51129 (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

 
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