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RTECS NUMBER            : DG7175000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 3,4-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 51-44-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2044777
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-01006 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H4-Cl2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 191.01
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR CG DG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,4-Dichlorobenzoic acid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,1538,1964

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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