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RTECS NUMBER            : VH3709200
CHEMICAL NAME           : beta-Resorcylic acid, 3-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4707-49-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2832097
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-01533 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 168.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR BQ DQ C1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,4-Dihydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
   * 3-Methyl-beta-resorcylic acid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 780 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PMDCAY Progress in Medical Chemistry.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1961- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,59,1967

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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