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RTECS NUMBER            : JP1192000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,2-Dithiolane-3-valeric acid, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1077-28-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0081853
REFERENCE               : 5-19-07-00237 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H14-O2-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 206.34
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid, (+-)-
   * DL-1,2-Dithiolane 3-valeric acid
   * DL-1,2-Dithiolan-3-valeriansaeure
   * DL-alpha-Lipoic acid
   * dl-Thioctic acid
   * DL-6-Thioctic acid
   * DL-6,8-Thioctic acid
 
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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           : 235 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,284,1971
 
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