Octanoic acid cas no:124-07-2

Hazard C:Corrosive
Risk R34

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

RH0175000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Octanoic acid

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

124-07-2

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

1747180

LAST UPDATED :

199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :

13

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C8-H16-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

144.24

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QV7

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

10080 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

600 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

>5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :

Non-mammalian species Cells - not otherwise specified

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mmol/L

REFERENCE :

CHROAU Chromosoma. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,1,1973 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,100,1960 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84154 No. of Facilities: 939 (estimated) No. of Industries: 15 No. of Occupations: 25 No. of Employees: 22322 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84154 No. of Facilities: 21067 (estimated) No. of Industries: 146 No. of Occupations: 97 No. of Employees: 222149 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 8182 (estimated)