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RTECS NUMBER            : ZE4686000
CHEMICAL NAME           : m-Xylene, 2-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 81-20-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2046066
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-00948 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H9-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 151.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR B1 F1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1,3-dimethyl-2-nitro-
   * 2,6-Dimethylnitrobenzene
   * 2-Nitro-m-xylene
   * NSC 9811
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#00236

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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