*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LU4800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2(5H)Furanone, 4-hydroxy-3-octyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 21053-91-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1567527
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H20-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 212.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OV EHJ C8 DQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-Octyl-beta-hydroxy-delta(sup alpha,beta)-butenolid
   * 3-Octyl-4-hydroxy-2(5H)furanone
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,277,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,277,1961
 
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