*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YV6475000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Valeric acid, 2,2-dibromo-, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63979-44-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H12-Br2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 288.01
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : EXE3&VO2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha,alpha-Dibromovaleric acid ethyl ester
   * Pentanoic acid, 2,2-dibromo-, ethyl ester
   * Valeric acid, alpha,alpha-dibromo-, ethyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,323,1952
 
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