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RTECS NUMBER            : EL9050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Butanone, 3-mercapto-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 40789-98-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1737689
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-03993 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-O-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 104.18
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Mercapto-3 butanone-2
   * 3-Mercapto-2-butanone
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EJMCA5 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry--Chimie Therapeutique.
   (Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 29 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France)
   V.9-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,461,1986

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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