*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0385000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, 8-chloro-6-oxo-, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 50628-91-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199212
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H17-Cl-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 220.72
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : G2V4VO2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8-Chloro-6-oxooctanoic acid ethyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 615 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21(10),39,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 91 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21(10),39,1977

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993

 
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