*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DK5800000 CHEMICAL NAME : p-Benzoquinone, 2-iodo- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 3958-83-6 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2352252 REFERENCE : 3-07-00-03384 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H3-I-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 233.99 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6V DVJ BI SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Monoiodoquinone *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 16 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory change Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis REFERENCE : BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,885,1963 *** END OF RECORD ***