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RTECS NUMBER            : DK4725000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Benzoquinone, 2,6-diiodo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20389-01-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1938943
REFERENCE               : 3-07-00-03385 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H2-I2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 359.88
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6V DVJ BI FI
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Diiodoquinone
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 84 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   12,885,1963

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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