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RTECS NUMBER            : YV6190500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Valeric acid, 4,4'-azobis(4-cyano-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2638-94-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1729856
REFERENCE               : 4-04-00-03382 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H16-N4-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 280.32
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4,4'-Azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid)
   * Azobis(cyanovaleric acid)
   * 4,4'-Azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid)
   * Kyselina 4,4'-azo-bis-(4-kyanvalerova)
   * Pentanoic acid, 4,4'-azobis(4-cyano-
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 666 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,922,1986

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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