*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LU2630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Furan, 3-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 930-27-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0104217
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00330 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H6-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 82.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ C1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Methylfuran
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6651 mg/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Skin and Appendages - hair
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   EXMPA6 Experimental and Molecular Pathology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,342,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3022 mg/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   72,124,1984
 
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