*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RG5075100
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 141-27-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721873
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-03569 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H16-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Citral alpha
   * alpha-Citral
   * (E)-Citral
   * trans-Citral
   * trans-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal
   * Geranaldehyde
   * Geranial
 
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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           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRXXBL French Demande Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
   Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #2448856

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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