*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OH7700000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 23287-26-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 50922-47-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2413202
REFERENCE : 4-10-00-00602 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C9-H10-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 166.19
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2,3-Cresotic acid, methyl ester
* 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid methyl ester
* Levegal PT
* Methyl 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3840 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,519,1969
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 340 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,519,1969
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,185,1962
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***