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RTECS NUMBER            : KI2950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethanedioyl dichloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 79-37-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1361988
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01853 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-Cl2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 126.92
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethanedioyl chloride
   * Oxalic acid chloride
   * Oxalic acid dichloride
   * Oxalic dichloride
   * Oxaloyl chloride
   * Oxalyl chloride
   * Oxalyl dichloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1840 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   56,74,1995

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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