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RTECS NUMBER            : LU5182000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Furan, 2,2'-(oxybis(methylene))bis-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4437-22-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0156726
REFERENCE               : 5-17-03-00347 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H10-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.20
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Difurfuryl ether
   * 2,2'-Difurfuryl ether
   * Furan, 2,2'-(oxydimethylene)di-
   * Furfuryl ether
   * 2,2'-(Oxybis(methylene))bisfuran
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 210 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from duodenum
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
   Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-
   1990-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,93,1990

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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