*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK2275000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,4-Butanediol, 2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2938-98-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1719165
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-02546 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 104.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2Y1&1Q
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Methyl-1,4-butanediol
 
                       *** 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           : 5460 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,119,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2620 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,119,1951
 
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