*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SK1578180
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenol, 2-tert-butyl-5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 88-60-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1908225
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03400 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H16-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.27
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * m-Cresol, 6-tert-butyl-
   * 2-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-5-methylphenol
   * Phenol, 2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-methyl-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1080 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,366,1949

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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