*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG8585000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, p-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-, butyl ester
LAST UPDATED            : 199303
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H20-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 268.34
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butyl p-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)benzoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2495 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
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: 93,470,1948
 
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