*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DM4790000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoxazole, 5-chloro-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 19219-99-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0120800
REFERENCE               : 2-27-00-00020 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-Cl-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 167.60
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DOJ C1 HG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Chloro-2-methylbenzoxazole
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),339,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),337,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1550 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),337,1964

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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