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RTECS NUMBER            : MX5600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hydroquinone, 2,6-diiodo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1955-21-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2209260
REFERENCE               : 3-06-00-04441 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H4-I2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 361.90
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR DQ BI FI
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Benzenediol, 2,6-diiodo-
   * 2,6-Diiodo-1,4-benzenediol
   * 2,6-Diiodoquinol
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 237 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   12,885,1963

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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