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RTECS NUMBER            : EM9822500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 3-Buten-2-one, 4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3160-37-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H10-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 190.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BO DO CHJ G2V1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-buten-2-one
   * 3-Buten-2-one, 4-(3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenyl)-
   * Heliotropyl acetone
   * 3,4-(Methylenedioxy)benzalacetone
   * 3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl acetone
   * 4-(3,4-(Methylenedioxy)phenyl)-3-buten-2-one
   * Piperonalacetone
   * Piperonyl acetone
   * Piperonylideneacetone
 
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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           : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,847,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EJMCA5 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry--Chimie Therapeutique.
   (Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 29 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France)
   V.9-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,41,1978

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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