RTECS NUMBER : KN0350000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ether, bis(2-butoxyethyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 112-73-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1750713
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-02395 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H26-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 218.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4O2O2O4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Reproductive Effector
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Bis(2-butoxyethyl) ether
* Butane, 1,1'-(oxybis(2,1-ethanediyloxy))bis-
* Butyl diglyme
* 2,2'-Dibutoxyethyl ether
* Dibutyl carbitol
* Dibutylether diethylenglykolu
* Diethyleneglycoldibutyl ether
* Diethylene glycol di-n-butyl ether
* Ether, bis(butoxyethyl)
* 5,8,11-Trioxapentadecane
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/21/1967
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 4040 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 16 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 7-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
REFERENCE :
EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing
Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,141,1984
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X2478
No. of Facilities: 71 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 8
No. of Employees: 2232 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 113 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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