*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FI5000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Catechol, 5-chloro-3-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 31934-88-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199412
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H15-Cl-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 306.76
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ EE C1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Chloro-3-methyl-catechol
 
                       *** 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           : 1412 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of esophagus
   Gastrointestinal - peritonitis
REFERENCE :
   BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   07094)  V.1-    1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,457,1979
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
   BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   07094)  V.1-    1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,457,1979
 
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