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Butyric acid, pentyl ester

RTECS #: ET5956000

CAS #: 540-18-1

UPDATE: September 1997 MW: 158.27 MF: C9H18O2


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  3. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  4. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  5. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. 1 - Pentyl butyrate
  2. Amyl butyrate
  3. Butanoic acid, pentyl ester (9CI)
  4. Pentyl butanoate
  1. Pentyl butyrate
  2. n - Amyl butyrate
  3. n - Pentyl butyrate


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
oral
guinea pig 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 11,950 mg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Ataxia 		FCTXAV 2,327,1964
oral
rat 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 12,210 mg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Skin and Appendages: Other: Hair 		FCTXAV 2,327,1964


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 83160;
Number of Industries 6;
Total Number of Facilities 1,106;
Number of Occupations 8;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 2,713;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 857


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7.

Used in fruit flavors and some perfume compositions

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