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RTECS NUMBER            : UX1910000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyrocatechol, 3-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 488-17-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0774602
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-05860 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 124.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ C1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Benzenediol, 3-methyl-
   * 2,3-Dihydroxytoluene
   * 3-Methylcatechol
   * 3-Methylpyrocatechol
   * 2,3-Toluenediol
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#07878

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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