RTECS NUMBER : GE6825000
CHEMICAL NAME : Citraconic anhydride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 616-02-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0001835
REFERENCE : 5-17-11-00065 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H4-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 112.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5VOVJ D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Anhydrid kyseliny citrakonove
* Citraconic acid anhydride
* 2,5-Furandione, 3-methyl-
* Maleic anhydride, methyl-
* Methylmaleic anhydride
* alpha-Methylmaleic anhydride
* 2-Methylmaleic anhydride
* 3-Methylmaleic anhydride
* Monomethylmaleic anhydride
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/24H
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,269,1944
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,269,1944
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 218 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SHELL* Shell Chemical Company. (P.O. Box 4320, Houston, TX 77210)
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,269,1944
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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