*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG8578000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 303-07-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2209755
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-01456 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 154.13
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Carboxyresorcinol
   * 2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
   * 6-Hydroxysalicylic acid
   * NSC 49172
   * gamma-Resorcylic acid
   * 2,6-Resorcylic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 196,478,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,1392,1969

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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