RTECS NUMBER : GU1800000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cyclobutene-1,2-dione, 3,4-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 2892-51-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0774275
REFERENCE : 4-08-00-02701 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 114.06
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L4VVTJ CQ DQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Cyclobutenedione, dihydroxy-
* 3-Cyclobutene-1,2-dione, 3,4-dihydroxy-
* Dihydroxycyclobutenedione
* 3,4-Dihydroxy-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione
* Quadratic acid
* Squaric acid
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 368 mg/kg/92W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60,
1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8. Volume(issue)/page/year:
46,143,1971
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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