*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0680000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 106-32-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1754470
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00987 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H20-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 7VO2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Caprylic acid ethyl ester
   * Ethyl caprylate
   * Ethyl octanoate
   * Ethyl n-octanoate
 
                       *** 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       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,763,1976
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 25960 mg/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: 14,763,1976

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4667
       No. of Facilities: 24 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 402 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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