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RTECS NUMBER            : KF2295000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Erythritol, 1,4-dibromo-1,4-dideoxy-, (meso)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1947-59-7
LAST UPDATED            : 197904
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-Br2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 247.94
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Dibromo-2,3-butanediol
   * 1,4-Dibromo-1,4-dideoxy-meso-erythritol
   * Dibromo-meso-erythritol
 
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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           : 280 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - protects against induction of experimental tumors
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,145,1967
 
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