*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : VH3708050 CHEMICAL NAME : beta-Resorcylic acid CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 89-86-1 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1946213 REFERENCE : 4-10-00-01420 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 3 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H6-O4 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 154.13 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Reproductive Effector SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxy- * 4-Carboxyresorcinol * 2,4-Dhba * 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid * p-Hydroxysalicylic acid * 4-Hydroxysalicylic acid * beta-Resorcinolic acid *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : >800 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value 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: 196,478,1976 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE : 642 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 11 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system REFERENCE : RCOCB8 Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. (PJD Pub. Ltd., P.O. Box 966, Westbury, NY 11590) V.1- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,209,1982 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***