*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OO1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Malonic acid, methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 516-05-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1756084
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01932 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 118.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1VO1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1-Ethanedicarboxylic acid
   * Isosuccinic acid
   * Methylmalonic acid
   * 2-Methylmalonic acid
   * Propanedioic acid, methyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,222,1954
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02314
 
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