RTECS NUMBER : KW5250000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ethylene glycol, diformate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 629-15-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1746362
REFERENCE : 4-02-00-00037 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 118.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHO2OVH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ethylene formate
* Formic acid, ethylene ester
* Glycol diformate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology. (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611) Series 3: V.1- 1918-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1510 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - general anesthetic
Gastrointestinal - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,259,1941
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 390 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - general anesthetic
Gastrointestinal - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,259,1941
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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