*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : XU1200000
CHEMICAL NAME : m-Toluic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 99-04-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0970526
REFERENCE : 4-27-00-07537 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 136.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR C1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzoic acid, 3-methyl-
* beta-Methylbenzoic acid
* m-Methylbenzoic acid
* 3-Methylbenzoic acid
* meta-Toluic acid
* m-Toluylic acid
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(7),57,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1630 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(7),57,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 562 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc.,
Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
20037) V.6- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1020,1968
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 26 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - other changes
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(7),57,1974
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***
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