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RTECS NUMBER            : DA4635000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenemethanesulfonic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 100-87-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2208420
REFERENCE               : 4-11-00-00485 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H8-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.21
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzylsulfonic acid
   * Benzyl-alpha-sulfonic acid
   * Phenylmethanesulfonic acid
   * alpha-Toluenesulfonic acid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JTSCDR Journal of Toxicological Sciences.  (Japanese Soc. of Toxicological
   Sciences, 4th Floor, Gakkai Center Bldg., 4-16, Yayoi 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku,
   Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,346,1977

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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