*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VH3600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : beta-Resorcylaldehyde
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 95-01-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0878548
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-01753 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.13
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzaldehyde, 2,4-dihydroxy-
   * 2,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde
   * 2,4-Dihydroxybenzenecarbonal
   * 4-Formylresorcinol
   * 4-Hydroxysalicyladehyde
   * beta-Resorcinaldehyde
   * beta-Resorcylic aldehyde
   * beta-Rosorcaldehyde
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0533439
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1380 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IJANDP International Journal of Andrology.  (Scriptor Publisher ApS, 15
   Gasvaerksvej, DK-1656 Copenhagen V, Denmark)  V.1-    1978-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,741,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IJSBDB Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section B: Organic Chemistry, Including
   Medicinal Chemistry. (Publications & Information Directorate, Council of
   Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012,
   India)  V.14B-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,449,1976

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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