*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI3040000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzonitrile, 2-chloro-5-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16588-02-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199209
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H3-Cl-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 182.57
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Chlor-5-nitrobenzonitril
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz.  (Darmstadt, Fed.
   Rep. Ger.)  V.1-25, 1951-75.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz.  (Darmstadt, Fed.
   Rep. Ger.)  V.1-25, 1951-75.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969
 
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