*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KF2000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Erythritol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 149-32-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199103
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H10-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 122.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1YQYQ1Q
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antierythrite
   * 1,2,3,4-Butanetetrol
   * Erythrite
   * Erythritol, meso-
   * meso-Erythritol
   * L-Erythritol
   * Erythroglucin
   * Erythrol
   * Paycite
   * Phycitol
   * Tetrahydroxybutane
 
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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           : 7 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,98,1936
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85KYAH "Merck Index; an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals",
   11th ed., Rahway, NJ 07065, Merck & Co., Inc. 1989 Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,576,1989
 
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