*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TZ4661562
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propanenitrile, 2,3-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2601-89-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H3-Cl2-N
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * CP 8885
   * alpha,beta-Dichloropropionitrile
   * 2,3-Dichloropropanenitrile
   * 2,3-Dichloropropionitrile
   * Propionitrile, 2,3-dichloro-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 54 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545495
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 794 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545495

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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