*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JI1225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,3-Dioxolane-4-methanol, 2-(alpha-furyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1708-42-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 170.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5O COTJ D1Q B- BT5OJ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(alpha-Furyl)-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 374 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,474,1951
 
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