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RTECS NUMBER            : KN0400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ether, bis(4-chlorobutyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6334-96-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1739861
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-01551 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-Cl2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 199.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : G4O4G
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis-(4-chlorbut-1-yl)-ether
   * Bis(4-chlorobutyl) ether
   * Butane, 1,1'-oxybis(4-chloro-
   * 4,4'-Dichlorodibutyl ether
   * 1,1'-Oxybis(4-chlorobutane)
   * 1,1'-Oxydi-4-chlorobutane
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1210 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
   Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,17,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CJCHAG Canadian Journal of Chemistry.  (National Research Council of Canada,
    Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa ON K1A OR6, Canada) V.29-   
   1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,141,1957

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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