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RTECS NUMBER            : UX2430000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyrocatechol, tetrabromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 488-47-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2051548
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-05624 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H2-Br4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 425.72
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ CE DE EE FE
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Benzenediol, 3,4,5,6-tetrabromo-
   * Tetrabromocatechol
   * 3,4,5,6-Tetrabromocatechol
   * Tetrabromopyrocatechol
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 42 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#07867
 
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