*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CY9051450
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenebutanoic acid,
                          3,4-dimethoxy-alpha-hydroxy-gamma-oxo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 80937-25-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H14-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 254.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,4-Dimethoxy-alpha-hydroxy-gamma-oxobenzenebutanoic acid
   * 4-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2-hydroxybutanoic acid
 
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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           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BAXXDU British UK Patent Application. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
   Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #2074575
 
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