*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UD3365000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Propenoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, homopolymer
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 35326-33-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H4-O3)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Poly(alpha-hydroxyacrylic acid)
   * Poly(2-hydroxyacrylic acid)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ACIEAY Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English.  (VCH Pub.,
   Inc., 303 NW 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441)  V.1-    1962-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,94,1975
 
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