Abstract
Summary
A direct relationship exists between the molecular weight and the toxicity of the alcohols up to that with 4 carbon atoms: the relationship is inverse with their anhydrides.
The first 2 anhydrides are more toxic than their corresponding alcohols, while the anhydrides of the higher homologues are less toxic, or possess about the same degree of toxicity as their precursors.
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