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RTECS NUMBER            : MA3850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutaric anhydride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 108-55-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0110051
REFERENCE               : 5-17-11-00009 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 114.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6VOVTJ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Anhydrid kyseliny glutarove
   * Glutaric acid anhydride
   * Pentanedioic acid anhydride
   * Pentanedioic anhydride
   * 2H-Pyran-2,6(3H)-dione, dihydro-
   * Pyroglutaric acid
 
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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           : 540 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - necrotic changes
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
REFERENCE :
   TOXID9 Toxicologist.  (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
   Akron, OH 44311) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(1,pt2),272,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1780 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,95,1962

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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