*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YV6487500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Valeric acid, 2,2-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1185-39-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1747703
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00976 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 130.21
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2-Dimethylpentanoic acid
   * 2,2-Dimethylvaleric acid
   * Pentanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NEPHBW Neuropharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall,
   Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.9-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,427,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 740 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NEPHBW Neuropharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall,
   Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.9-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,427,1985
 
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