*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PC8400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,3,4-Metheno-1H-cyclobuta(c,d)-pentalene-2-levulinic
                          acid, 1,1a,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6-
                          decachlorooctahydro-2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4234-79-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199603
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H12-Cl10-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 634.79
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Allied GC 9160
   * Despirol
   * GC 9160
   * General chemical 9160
   * General chemicals 9160
   * Kelevan
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KSKZAN Khimiya v Sel'skom Khozyaistve.  Chemistry in Agriculture.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  No.1-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16(2),59,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BESAAT Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America.  (Entomological
   Soc. of America, 4603 Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1955-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,96,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 188 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BESAAT Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America.  (Entomological
   Soc. of America, 4603 Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1955-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,96,1969
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 854 mg/kg/44W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - emphysema
   Liver - hepatitis, fibrous (cirrhosis, post-necrotic scarring)
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 45(12),68,1980

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   RREVAH Residue Reviews.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44
   Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   63,45,1976

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***