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RTECS NUMBER            : XU1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : o-Toluic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 118-90-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1072103
REFERENCE               : 4-27-00-07537 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, 2-methyl-
   * o-Methylbenzoic acid
   * 2-Methylbenzoic acid
   * Orthotoluic acid
   * o-Toluylic acid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 422 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.6-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1020,1968

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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