*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO6880000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexanoic acid, 2-butyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3115-28-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1758237
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01059 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H20-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.30
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Butylhexanoic acid
   * Dibutylacetic acid
 
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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           : 340 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NEPHBW Neuropharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall,
   Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.9-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,427,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 170 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NEPHBW Neuropharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall,
   Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.9-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,427,1985
 
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