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RTECS NUMBER            : ZE5075000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,4-Xylenesulfonic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 88-61-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1949917
REFERENCE               : 4-11-00-00500 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 186.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSQR B1 D1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenesulfonic acid, 2,4-dimethyl-
   * 2,4-Dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid
   * m-Xylenesulfonic acid
   * m-Xylene-4-sulfonic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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 :
   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: 6,375,1954

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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