The purpose of this work was to examine the transformation of dehydroacetic acid under various conditions and to determine acute toxicities of dehydroacetic acid and its transformation products.
It may be concluded from the results of this investigation that the pH value of the solution in which the dehydroacetic acid is dissolved is one of the main factors in the transformation of dehydroacetic acid. Although dehydroacetic acid was very stable in neutral solution, it was transformed into 2, 6-dimethyl-4-pyrone in acid solution. No formation of 2, 6-dimethyl-4-pyrone was observed except decomposition and degradation of dehydroacetic acid in alkaline solution.
Either transformation or degradation of dehydroacetic acid was influenced by the temperature of these three types of solution, and lights had the action to destroy dehydroacetic acid in these three types of solution.
On acute toxicities of dehydroacetic acid and its transformation products, the oral LD
50 (and 95% confidence limits) in mice were found to be 1.33g/kg (1.23-1.44g/kg) for dehydroacetic acid, 0.65g/kg (0.59-0.72g/kg) for diacetylacetone, and 1.67g/kg (1.49-1.88g/kg) for 2, 6-dimethyl-4-pyrone.
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