*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : EK1575000 CHEMICAL NAME : 1,4-Butanediol, 2,3-dibromo-, (+,-)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1947-58-6 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1719778 REFERENCE : 4-01-00-02522 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H8-Br2-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 247.94 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1YEYE1Q COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 1,4-Butanediol, d,l-2,3-dibromo- *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg REFERENCE : IHFCAY Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Chemical and Toxicological Series, Bulletin. (Pittsburgh, PA) 1947-69. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1,1967 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 2460 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : IHFCAY Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Chemical and Toxicological Series, Bulletin. (Pittsburgh, PA) 1947-69. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1,1967 *** END OF RECORD ***