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RTECS NUMBER            : UZ0845000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyruvic acid, chloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3681-17-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0506641
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-01518 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H3-Cl-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 122.51
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVV1G
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Chloro-2-oxopropanoic acid
   * Chloropyruvic acid
   * 3-Chloropyruvic acid
   * Propanoic acid, 3-chloro-2-oxo-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 153 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,48,1958
 
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