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RTECS NUMBER            : UQ1000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2H-Pyran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 675-10-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0113815
REFERENCE               : 5-18-01-00110 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 126.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6OVJ DQ F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one
   * 6-Methyl-4-hydroxypyron-(2)
   * Triacetic acid lactone
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 128,126,1960

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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