*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GE6650000
CHEMICAL NAME : Citraconic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 498-23-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1722679
REFERENCE : 4-02-00-02230 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 130.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVY1&U1VQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2-Butenedioic acid, 2-methyl-, (Z)-
* Kyselina citrakonova
* Maleic acid, methyl-
* cis-Methylbutenedioic acid
* 2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acid
* (Z)-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acid
* Methylmaleic acid
*** 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 : 1320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - tremor
Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2260 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - gastritis
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
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