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RTECS NUMBER            : DF6490000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Benzofurancarboxylic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 496-41-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0124204
REFERENCE               : 5-18-06-00419 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 162.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BOJ CVQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(b)furan-2-carboxylic acid
   * 2-Carboxybenzofuran
   * Coumarilic acid
   * Coumarone-2-carboxylic acid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,7,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02495

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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