*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AC6800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetamide, N,N'-octamethylenebis(2,2-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1477-57-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2136774
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 23
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H20-Cl4-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 366.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GYG&VM8MVYG&G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetamide, N,N',1,8-octanediylbis(2,2-dichloro-
   * Bis-diamine
   * N,N'-Bis(dichloroacetyl)-1,8-diaminooctane
   * N,N-Bis(dichloroacetyl)-1,8-octanediamine
   * N,N'-Bis(dichloroacetyl)-1,8-octanediamine
   * Fertilysin
   * N,N'-Octamethylenebis(2,2-dichloroactamide)
   * R-010-TK
   * WIN 18441
   * WIN 18,446
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 943 mg/kg/50D
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   15QWAW "Agents Affecting Fertility, a Symposium, 1964," Austin, C.R., and
   J.S. Perry, eds., Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1965 Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,93,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,715,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,288,1972
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE                    : 150 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 42 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,1,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE                    : 2 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 70 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
   EMPSAL Experimental and Molecular Pathology, Supplement.  (New York, NY)
   No.1-3, 1963-66. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,107,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE                    : 943 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 50 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
   15QWAW "Agents Affecting Fertility, a Symposium, 1964," Austin, C.R., and
   J.S. Perry, eds., Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1965 Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,93,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 3 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
   EXMPA6 Experimental and Molecular Pathology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,251,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1313 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 21 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   INJFA3 International Journal of Fertility.  (Allen Press, 1041 New
   Hampshire,  St., Lawrence, KS 66044)  V.1-    1955- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,291,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 100 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10-11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - respiratory system
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - immune and
   reticuloendothelial system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,155,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - cardiovascular
   (circulatory) system
REFERENCE :
   SEIJBO Senten Ijo.  Congenital Anomalies.  (Nippon Senten Ijo Gakkai, c/o
   Kinki Daigaku Igakubu Kaibagaku Kyoshitsu, 380 Nishiyama, Sayama-cho,
   Mirami-Kawachi-gun, Osaka-fu, Japan) V.1-26, 1960-86. For publisher
   information, see CGANE7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,29,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - body wall
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,5,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 50 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10-11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4
   per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,155,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9-10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - body wall
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - cardiovascular
   (circulatory) system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,10A,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9-10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - blood and lymphatic
   systems (including spleen and marrow)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,10A,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 12-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - body wall
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - blood and lymphatic
   systems (including spleen and marrow)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - respiratory system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,44B,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 6400 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - eye/ear
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30(1),13A,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 2500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,465,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 20 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - hepatobiliary system
REFERENCE :
   NKEZA4 Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Public Health.
   (Nippon Koshu Eisei Gakkai, 1-29-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan)
   V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,165,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 4 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   NKEZA4 Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Public Health.
   (Nippon Koshu Eisei Gakkai, 1-29-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan)
   V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,165,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE                    : 1875 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.  (Publications & Information
   Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India)  V.1-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,1217,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 1150 mg/kg/23W
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,1,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   NKEZA4 Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Public Health.
   (Nippon Koshu Eisei Gakkai, 1-29-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan)
   V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,165,1986

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Sperm morphology-human

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***