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RTECS NUMBER            : DV5460000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Biphenyl, 4-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 644-08-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1904468
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-01860 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 168.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1R DR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * FEMA 3186
   * p-Methylbiphenyl
   * 4-Methyl-1,1'-biphenyl
   * p-Methyldiphenyl
   * 4-Methyldiphenyl
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2570 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,487,1975

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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