RTECS NUMBER : HT0362500
CHEMICAL NAME : Dicarbonic acid, dimethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 4525-33-1
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H6-O5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Dimethyl dicarbonate
* Dimethyl pyrocarbonate
* Formic acid, oxydi-, dimethyl ester
* Methyl pyrocarbonate
* Velcorin
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 711 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - tremor
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545284
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/m3/6H/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545284
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***
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