*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : UF0700000
CHEMICAL NAME : Propionic acid, 2,3-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 565-64-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721427
REFERENCE : 4-02-00-00756 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-H4-Cl2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 142.97
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYG1G
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2,3-Dichloropropanoic acid
* alpha,beta-Dichloropropionic acid
* 2,3-Dichloropropionic acid
* Propanoic acid, 2,3-dichloro-
*** 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 : 289 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
WATRAG Water Research. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford
OX3 0BW, UK) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,661,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Skin and Appendages - primary irritation (after topical exposure)
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,95,1962
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 588 mg/kg/28D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - changes in heart weight
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - phosphatases
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
WATRAG Water Research. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford
OX3 0BW, UK) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,661,1990
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