Hexanoic acid oxiranylmethyl ester

DATA ITEMS CITED :

1

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C9-H16-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

172.25

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T3OTJ B1OV5

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2000 mg/kg/7W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - facilitates action of known carcinogen

REFERENCE :

ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. (New York Academy of Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021) V.1- 1877- Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,750,1958