*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AB2190000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetaldehyde, bromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17157-48-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0969223
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-03151 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H3-Br-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 122.96
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VH1E
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bromoacetaldehyde
   * alpha-Bromoacetaldehyde
   * 2-Bromoacetaldehyde
   * Monobromoacetaldehyde
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,79,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: E coli polA without S9

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***