CAS 78-63-7|2,5-Bis(tert-butylperoxy)-2,5-dimethylhexane

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

MO1835000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Hexane, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butylperoxy)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

78-63-7

LAST UPDATED :

199709

DATA ITEMS CITED :

5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C16-H34-O4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

290.50

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

1X1&1&OOX1&1&2X1&1&OOX1&1&1

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 :

>3200 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

BSPII* SPI Bulletin. (Soc. of the Plastics Industry, 250 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017) Volume(issue)/page/year: 1/75-19B

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1700 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

BSPII* SPI Bulletin. (Soc. of the Plastics Industry, 250 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017) Volume(issue)/page/year: 1/75-19B *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M3035 No. of Facilities: 60 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 836 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M3035 No. of Facilities: 514 (estimated) No. of Industries: 7 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 14979 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7853 (estimated)