*** 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
 
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                        ** 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

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   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

 
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