*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LT8560000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Furanacrylic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 539-47-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ B1U1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Furacrylic acid
   * 2-Furalacetic acid
   * Furfurylideneacetic acid
   * beta-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid
   * 3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid
   * 3-(2-Furyl)propenoic acid
   * 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(2-furanyl)-
 
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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           : 276 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 104,793,1984
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   JOPHDQ Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co. (USA), 1255
   Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,15,1978

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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