*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UF5270000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionic acid, 3-mercapto-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 107-96-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0773807
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00726 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-O2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 106.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SH2VQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Mercaptopropanoic acid
   * 3-Mercaptopropionic acid
   * 3MPA
   * Propanoic acid, 3-mercapto-
   * 3-Thiopropanoic acid
   * beta-Thiopropionic acid
   * 3-Thiopropionic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 96 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TRIPA7 Tin Research Institute, Publication.  (Middlesex, UK)  1934-76.  For
   publisher information, see IRIPDP.  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 66 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AGACBH Agents and Actions, A Swiss Journal of Pharmacology.  (Birkhaeuser
   Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland)  V.1-    1969/70-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1(5),231,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 38120 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CUTOEX Current Toxicology.  (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 6080 Jericho
   Turnpike, Suite 207, Commack, NY  11725)  V.1    1993-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,199,1993

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3998
       No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 425 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 17 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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