*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BY5600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Aniline, 2-methyl-6-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 24549-06-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2079468
REFERENCE               : 4-12-00-02638 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 135.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZR B2 F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenamine, 2-ethyl-6-methyl-
   * 2-Ethyl-6-methylaniline
   * 6-Ethyl-o-toluidine
   * 2-Methyl-6-ethyl aniline
   * o-Toluidine, 6-ethyl-
 
                       *** 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           : 885 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified)
   Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,285,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2200 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534523
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 930 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 52(6),85,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 52(6),85,1987
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2210 mg/kg/10D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified)
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,285,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10200 mg/kg/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in chlorine
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 52(6),85,1987
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 8300 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 211,279,1988

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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