*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DH2528400
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-nitro-, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 99-42-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2115197
REFERENCE               : 3-10-00-00378 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H7-N-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 197.16
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Hydroxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-0287-0657S
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-0287-0657S

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***