*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ET6200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, propyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 105-66-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1745552
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00788 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 130.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 3VO3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butanoic acid, propyl ester
   * Propyl butanoate
   * Propyl butyrate
   * 1-Propyl butyrate
   * Propylester kyseliny maselne
 
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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           : 15 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - coma
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 5729 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery.  (Northbrook, IL)  V.18-42, 1949-73.
    For publisher information, see IOHSA5.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,31,1972

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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