*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JH2290000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Dioxan-2-one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3041-16-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0383602
REFERENCE               : 5-19-04-00019 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 102.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6OV DOTJ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetic acid, (2-hydroxyethoxy)-, gamma-lactone
   * Dioxanone
   * p-Dioxanone
   * 2-p-Dioxanone
   * 1,4-Dioxan-2-one
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 790 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,1621,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,213,1954
 
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