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RTECS NUMBER            : SL7800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3251-56-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1868796
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-05627 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H7-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 169.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR DQ CO1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Guaiacol, 4-nitro-
   * o-Methoxy-p-nitrophenol
   * 4-Nitroguaiacol
 
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                        ** 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 :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
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: 6,221,1954

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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