*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DG8576490 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 303-38-8 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2209117 REFERENCE : 4-10-00-01414 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H6-O4 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 154.13 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Catecholcarboxylic acid * DHBA * 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid * 3-Hydroxysalicylic acid * o-Pyrocatechuic acid *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : >3 gm/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 *** END OF RECORD ***