*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : GP3920200 CHEMICAL NAME : 2,5-Cresotic acid CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 89-56-5 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1909076 REFERENCE : 4-10-00-00610 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H8-O3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 152.16 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR BQ E1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-5-methyl- * p-Cresotic acid * p-Cresotinic acid * alpha-Cresotinic acid * p-Homosalicylic acid * 2-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid * 5-Methylsalicylic acid *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - analgesia REFERENCE : APSXAS Acta Pharmaceutica Suecica. (Apotekarsocieteten-Farmacevtiska Foereningen, Box 1136, S-111, 81 Stockholm, Sweden) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,289,1970 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : >300 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 196,478,1976 *** END OF RECORD ***