*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DD2064000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzilic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 76-93-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0521402
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-01256 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 228.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acide diphenylhydroxyacetique
   * Benzeneacetic acid, alpha-hydroxy-alpha-phenyl-
   * Diphenylglycolic acid
   * alpha,alpha-Diphenylglycolic acid
   * Diphenylhydroxyacetic acid
   * Hydroxydiphenylacetic acid
   * alpha-Hydroxy-alpha-phenylbenzeneacetic 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           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,154,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,154,1958

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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