*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW1225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 8-cyano-7,12-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63018-68-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3349877
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-02752 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H15-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 281.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J C1 HCN J1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Cyano-9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
   * 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-8-carbonitrile
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,454,1946
 
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