*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CM7875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Aziridine, 2-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2549-67-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0102410
REFERENCE               : 5-20-01-00538 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H9-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 71.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3MTJ B2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butyleneimine
   * 1,2-Butylenimine
   * 2-Ethylaziridine
   * Ethylethylenimine
   * 2-Ethylethylenimine
   * N-Methylcaprolactam
   * 1-Methylcaprolactam
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 ppm/3H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD441-640
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 52 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD441-640

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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