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RTECS NUMBER            : MO7804000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 33977-30-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198308
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H17-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 180.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVX4&2&1 &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Ethyl-2-methylhexanoic acid sodium salt
   * Mecap
   * Methyl-ethyl caproate de sodium
   * Sodium methyl-ethyl caproate
 
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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           : 635 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   THERAP Therapie.  (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris,
   France)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,969,1971
 
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