RTECS NUMBER : OS8650000
CHEMICAL NAME : p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one, (R)-(-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 6485-40-1
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 150.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6V BUTJ B1 EY1&U1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* (-)-Carvone
* l-Carvone
* L(-)-Carvone
* (R)-Carvone
* 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-, (R)-
* p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one, (-)-
* l-6,8(9)-p-Menthadien-2-one
* l-1-Methyl-4-isopropenyl-6-cyclohexen-2-one
* (R)-2-Methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one
*** 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 : 1640 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: 11,1057,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02834
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 766 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: 11,1057,1973
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X8585
No. of Facilities: 459 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 8
No. of Occupations: 39
No. of Employees: 19245 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 10383 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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