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RTECS NUMBER            : CZ6440000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,3-Benzenedimethanol, 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 91-04-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1240237
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-07411 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 168.21
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-benzenedimethanol
   * alpha(sup 1),alpha(sup 3)-Mesitylenediol, 2-hydroxy-
   * alpha(sup 1),alpha(sup 3),2-Trihydroxymesitylene
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION           : 1250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,123,1926

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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