*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VH6505650
CHEMICAL NAME           : Retinoic acid, 3,4-didehydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4159-20-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H26-O2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Dehydroretinoic acid
   * 3,4-Didehydroretinoic acid
   * Retinoic acid, 3,4-didehydro-, all-trans-
   * Ro 8-7057
   * Vitamin A2 acid
   * Vitamin A2 saeure
 
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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           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GWXXBX German Offenlegungsschrift Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent and
   Trademark Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: #2128462
 
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