*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : UX2550000 CHEMICAL NAME : o-Pyrocatechuic acid, sodium salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 875-28-5 LAST UPDATED : 198806 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H5-O4.Na MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 176.11 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, sodium salt * Catechlolcarboxylic acid sodium salt * 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid sodium salt * 3-Hydroxysalicylic acid sodium salt * Pyrocatechuic acid sodium salt *** 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 : 1800 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea REFERENCE : FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,594,1966 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 2560 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - muscle weakness Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,594,1966 *** END OF RECORD ***