RTECS NUMBER : LU5075000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 591-12-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0108394
REFERENCE : 5-17-09-00120 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 98.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OV CHJ E1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* alpha-Angelica lactone
* beta,gamma-Angelica lactone
* delta(sup 2)-Angelica lactone
* 4-Hydroxypent-3-enoic acid lactone
* gamma-Methyl-beta,gamma-crotonolactone
* 5-Methyl-2(3H)-furanone
* 3-Pentenoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone
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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 : 3900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0571138
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,249,1980
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59,
1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,109,1946
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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