RTECS NUMBER : AO6390000
CHEMICAL NAME : Acetyl chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 75-36-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0605303
REFERENCE : 4-02-00-00395 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-H3-Cl-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 78.50
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Acetic acid, chloride
* Acetic chloride
* Ethanoyl chloride
* RCRA waste number U006
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 2 ppm/1M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
TGNCDL "Handbook of Organic Industrial Solvents," 2nd ed., Chicago, National
Assoc. of Mutual Casualty Companies, 1961 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,28,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 910 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Behavioral - excitement
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 32(3),48,1988
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 81687
No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 7
No. of Employees: 931 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 81687
No. of Facilities: 40 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 5
No. of Employees: 2534 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 575 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
On EPA IRIS database
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