*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : UG1400000 CHEMICAL NAME : Propionitrile, 3-chloro- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 542-76-7 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1098454 REFERENCE : 4-02-00-00751 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 7 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-H4-Cl-N MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 89.53 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NC2G SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 3-Chloropropanenitrile * 3-Chloropropanonitrile * beta-Chloropropionitrile * 3-Chloropropionitrile * 3-Chlorpropannitril * RCRA waste number P027 * USAF A-8798 *** 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 : 10 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0571125 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 9 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - general anesthetic REFERENCE : 14CYAT "Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology," 2nd ed., Patty, F.A., ed., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1958-63 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,2025,1963 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 56 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#01996 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9258 EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***