*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CV2483500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzamide, 2-cyano-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17174-98-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2085900
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-03268 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 146.16
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzamide, o-cyano-
   * o-Cyanobenzamide
   * 2-Cyanobenzamide
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 391 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   APFRAD Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil,
   France)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,23,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 545 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   APFRAD Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil,
   France)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,23,1990

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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