*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AB2660000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetaldehyde, chloro-, trimer
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1129-52-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C2-H3-Cl-O)3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 110.49
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VH1G 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chloroacetaldehyde trimer
   * s-Trioxane, 2,4,6-tris(chloromethyl)-
   * 1,3,5-Trioxane, 2,4,6-tris(chloromethyl)-
   * 2,4,6-Tris(chloromethyl)-s-trioxane
   * 2,4,6-Tris(chloromethyl)-1,3,5-trioxane
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   37ATAD "Prevention and Detection of Cancer, Proceedings of the 3rd
   International Symposium on Detection and Prevention of Cancer," New York,
   Marcel Dekker, 1977  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,155,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 96 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   37ATAD "Prevention and Detection of Cancer, Proceedings of the 3rd
   International Symposium on Detection and Prevention of Cancer," New York,
   Marcel Dekker, 1977  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,155,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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