*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TI2780000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phthalic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10197-71-4
LAST UPDATED            : 198305
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-O4.xNa
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 327.07
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, sodium salt
   * Sodium phthalate
 
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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           : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,471,1942
 
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