*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SA0428000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pentane, 2,3-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 565-59-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1718734
REFERENCE               : 3-01-00-00445 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 100.23
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,3-Dimethylpentane
   * 3,4-Dimethylpentane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   TIHEEC Toxicology and Industrial Health.  (Princeton Scientific Pub. Co.,
   POB 2155, Princeton, NJ 08540)  V.1-    1985-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1(3),67,1985

                          *** 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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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