*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG5000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid,
                          2-((4-(N-(2-chloroethyl)methylamino)-2-methylphenyl)a
                          zo)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 38115-54-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199009
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H18-Cl-N3-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 331.83
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR BNUNR B1 DN1&2G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Azobenzene, 2'-carboxy-4-(N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methyl)amino-2-methyl-
   * Benzoic acid, 2-(4-(N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methyl)amino-1-(o-tolyl))azo-
   * 2'-Carboxy-2-methyl-N-chloroethyl-methylaminoazobenzene
   * 2-((4-(N-(2-Chloroethyl)methylamino)-2-methylphenyl)azo)benzoic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,243,1973
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,194,1972

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal

 
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