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RTECS NUMBER            : OD5600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lactic acid, isopropyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 617-51-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721360
REFERENCE               : 3-03-00-00479 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 132.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY1&VOY1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Isopropyl lactate
   * 1-Methylethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
   * Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 1-methylethyl ester
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 76,189,1942

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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