*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WS2300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sulfoxide, bis(tribromomethyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14604-61-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1777907
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00291 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-Br6-O-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 551.54
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : EXEESO&XEEE
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis-tribromomethyl sulfoxide
   * Bis-tribromomethyl sulphoxide
   * Methanesulfoxide, bistribromo-
 
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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           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IJRBA3 International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in
   Physics, Chemistry and Medicine.  (Taylor & Francis Inc., 242 Cherry St.,
   Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,41,1961
 
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