*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JR1309000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Docosanoic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5331-77-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H44-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 363.65
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Sodium behenate
   * Sodium docosanoate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - thrombosis distant from injection site
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,860,1963

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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