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RTECS NUMBER            : RH0525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, 6,8-dimercapto-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 462-20-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199012
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-O2-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 208.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SH2YSH4VQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dihydrolipoic acid
   * Dihydrothioctic acid
   * dl-Dihydro-alpha-6-thioctic acid
   * 6,8-Dihydrothioctic acid
   * 6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid
   * Lipoic acid, dihydro-
   * alpha-Lipoic acid, dihydro-
   * Reduced lipoic acid
   * Reduced thioctic acid
   * Thioctic acid, dihydro-
   * USAF XR-12
 
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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           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
 
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