*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MP8225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5-Hexenoic acid, 4-oxo-, ethyl ester
LAST UPDATED            : 199403
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 156.20
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethyl 4-oxo-5-hexenoate
   * delta-Methylenelevulinic acid ethyl ester
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >39 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAJAAA Journal of Antibiotics, Series A.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.6-20, 1953-67.
   For publisher information, see JANTAJ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,54,1961
 
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