RTECS NUMBER : LQ5400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Formic acid, benzyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 104-57-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2041319
REFERENCE : 4-06-00-02262 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 136.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHO1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzyl alcohol, formate
* Benzylester kyseliny mravenci
* Benzyl formate
* Benzyl methanoate
* Formic acid, phenylmethyl ester
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1019,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1019,1973
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 22 mg/disc
REFERENCE :
OIGZDE Osaka-shi Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Osaka City Medical Association.
(Osaka-shi Igakkai, c/o Osaka-shiritsu Daigaku Igakubu, 1-4-54 Asahi-cho,
Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545, Japan) V.24- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
34,267,1985
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - E0379
No. of Facilities: 259 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 5
No. of Employees: 7246 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 6082 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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