2,4-Diaminoanisole

CAS Number

615-05-4

Synonym

1,3-Diamino-4-methoxybenzene; 4-Methoxy-1,3-benzene-diamine; 4-Methoxy-m-phenylene-diamine

Occurrence/Use

Chemical intermediate in production of hair and fur dyes (C.I. Basic Brown 2); corrosion inhibitor for steel. Previously used in permanent, oxidative hair dyes until the late 1970s.

2,4-Diaminoanisole

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 6.6 E-6
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 2.3 E-2
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 2.3 E-2
Comments/References:

OEHHA 2009.  Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Technical Support Document for Cancer Potencies. Appendix B. Chemical-specific summaries of the information used to derive unit risk and cancer potency values. Updated 2011.

Air

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
Formally Required
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
30 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

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