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RTECS NUMBER            : DD0524000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzidine, 2,2'-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 84-68-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2807611
REFERENCE               : 4-13-00-00384 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H10-Cl2-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 253.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZR CG DR DZ BG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4,4'-diamine, 2,2'-dichloro-
   * o-Dichlorobenzidine
   * 2,2'-Dichlorobenzidine
   * 2,2'-Dichloro-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4,4'-diamine
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,2621,1978

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro UDS-human fibroblast

 
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