*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LU3569300
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-4-ethyl-4-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 50598-34-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0108838
REFERENCE               : 5-17-09-00061 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 128.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OVTJ D2 D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dihydro-4-ethyl-4-methyl-2(3H)-furanone
   * beta-Methyl-beta-aethyl-gamma-butyrolacton
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,243,1960
 
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