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RTECS NUMBER            : SL9625000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenol, 4,4'-methylenebis-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 620-92-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2049425
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-06664 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 200.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR D1R DQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)methane
   * Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane
   * p,p'-Bis(hydroxyphenyl)methane
   * 4,4'-Methylenebisphenol
   * 4,4'-Methylene diphenol
   * Phenol, 4,4'-methylenedi-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4950 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,95,1962

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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