*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VC3676880
CHEMICAL NAME           : Quinolinium,
                          1-ethyl-4-(3-(1-ethyl-4(1H)-quinolylidene)propenyl)-,
                          iodide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4727-50-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C25-H25-N2.I
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 480.42
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cryptocyanine iodide
   * Cryptocyanine O. A. 2
   * 1,1'-Diethyl-4,4'-carbocyanine iodide
   * 1,1'-Diethyl-4,4'-quinocarbocyanine iodide
   * Eastman 1334
   * Kryptocyanine iodide
   * NK 5
   * NK 5 (Dye)
   * NSC 34391
   * Quinolinium, 1-ethyl-4-(3-(1-ethyl-4(1H)-quinolinylidene)-1-propenyl)-,  
   iodide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0555396
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1785 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCISP* National Cancer Institute Screening Program Data Summary,
   Developmental Therapeutics Program. (Bethesda, MD 20205)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: JAN1986

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4417
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 28 (estimated)

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

 
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