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RTECS NUMBER            : ES8137500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, 3-chloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1951-12-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1720571
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00823 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H7-Cl-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 122.56
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1YG1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butanoic acid, 3-chloro-
   * 3-Chlorobutanoic acid
   * beta-Chlorobutyric acid
   * 3-Chlorobutyric acid
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1180 mg/kg/8W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,391,1979

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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