*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UG7109900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionyl peroxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3248-28-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1766068
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00723 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H10-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 146.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2VOOV2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dipropionyl peroxide
   * Peroxide, bis(1-oxopropyl)
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ppm/5H/2D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   BJIMAG British Journal of Industrial Medicine.  (British Medical Journal,
   Box 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046)  V.1-    1944-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,1,1970
 
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