*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI4903000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzonitrile, o-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 612-24-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H4-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 148.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR BCN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzonitrile, 2-nitro-
   * o-Cyanonitrobenzene
   * o-Nitrobenzonitrile
   * 2-Nitrobenzonitrile
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,11,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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