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RTECS NUMBER            : DF4912765
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-carboxylic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 94-53-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 166.14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Benzodioxolecarboxylic acid
   * 3,4-Dioxymethylenebenzoic acid
   * Heliotropic acid
   * 3,4-Methylene dioxybenzoic acid
   * Piperonylic acid
 
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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

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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