*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WG2143000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sorbic acid, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2396-84-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 140.20
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethyl 2,4-hexadienoate
   * Ethyl (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate
   * Ethyl sorbate
   * 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, ethyl ester, (E,E)-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D:
   Sciences Naturelles.  (Paris, France)  V.262-291, 1966-80.  For publisher
   information, see CRASEV.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 266,1080,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D:
   Sciences Naturelles.  (Paris, France)  V.262-291, 1966-80.  For publisher
   information, see CRASEV.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 266,1080,1968

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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