*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** 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 *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** 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 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***