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RTECS NUMBER            : VM2653000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ruthenium(3+), nitrosylpentaammine-, trichloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15611-80-0
LAST UPDATED            : 198909
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl.1/3H15-N6-O-Ru
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 322.63
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Pentamminenitrosylruthenium(II) chloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8900 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,757,1980
 
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