*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EU0280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyronitrile, 2-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4476-02-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1699102
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00757 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H7-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 85.12
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-
   * 2-Hydroxybutanenitrile
   * 2-Hydroxybutyronitrile
   * Propionaldehyde cyanohydrin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 19 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   84,533,1986
 
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