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RTECS NUMBER            : DG6650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 2,4-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 50-84-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1868192
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-00998 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H4-Cl2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 191.01
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR BG DG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,4-Dichlorobenzoic acid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,1538,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 830 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   SKEZAP Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi.  Food Hygiene Journal.  (Nippon Shokuhin
   Eisei Gakkai c/o Shokuhin Eisei Senta, 2-6-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
   150, Japan)  V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,332,1979

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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