*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DV1764500
CHEMICAL NAME           : (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4-carbonitrile, 4'-(octyloxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 52364-73-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2218341
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H25-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 307.47
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * M 24
   * M 24 (liquid crystal)
   * 8OCB
   * 4'-(Octyloxy)-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-carbonitrile
   * 4-Octyloxycyanodiphenyl
   * 4-(4-Octyloxyphenyl)benzonitrile
 
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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           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(4),23,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(4),23,1990

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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