*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG3600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, o-benzoyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 85-52-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1107841
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-02977 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H10-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 226.24
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, 2-benzoyl-
   * Benzophenone-2-carbonic acid
   * Benzophenone-2-carboxylic acid
   * 2-Benzoquinonecarboxylic acid
   * o-Benzoylbenzoic acid
   * 2-Benzoylbenzoic acid
   * o-Carboxybenzophenone
   * 2-Carboxybenzophenone
   * Ortho-benzoylbenzoic acid
   * SKP 10A
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15(11),52,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 880 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15(11),52,1971

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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