*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ET1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, 2-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 88-09-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1098634
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00950 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 116.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVY2&2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetic acid, diethyl-
   * Diethylacetic acid
   * 2-Ethyl butanoic acid
   * alpha-Ethylbutyric acid
   * 2-Ethylbutyric acid
   * Kyselina diethyloctova
   * 3-Pentanecarboxylic acid
 
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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           : 2200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 520 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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