*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OS8575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 99-49-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1364206
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-00316 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 150.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6V BUTJ B1 EY1&U1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Carvol
   * Carvone
   * 6,8(9)-p-Menthadien-2-one
   * delta-1-Methyl-4-isopropenyl-6-cyclohexen-2-one
   * Delta(sup 6,8)-(9)-terpadienone-2
   * NCI-C55867
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1640 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2675 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - anticonvulsant
   Behavioral - sleep
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,77,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 766 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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