*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RM6465000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Orthoformic acid, cyclic ester with
                          2-(tert-butyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70636-87-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199106
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H16-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T66 A B AO EO GOTJ CX1&1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-tert-Butylbicycloorthocarboxylate
   * 2,6,7-Trioxabicyclo(2.2.2)octane, 4-tert-butyl-
 
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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           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   47,287,1979
 
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