*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MD0907500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glycols, polyethylene, mono(tetrahydrofurfuryl) ether
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 31692-85-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C2-H4-O)n-C5-H10-O2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Glycofurol
   * Glycofurol 75
   * Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),  
   alpha-((tetrahydro-2-furanyl)methyl)-omega-hydroxy-
   * Tetrahydrofurfurylalcohol polyethylene glycol ether
   * Tetrahydrofurfurylalkoholpolyaethylenglycolaether
   * THFP
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Cardiac - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,1586,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Cardiac - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,1586,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,75,1956
 
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