*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG0936300
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-,
                          2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-3-yl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 147249-33-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199603
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H12-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 288.27
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetylsalicylic acid maltol ester
   * Aspalatone
   * 2-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-3-yl 2-(acetyloxy)benzoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,1122,1994
 
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