*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EU0530000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyronitrile, 2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18936-17-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199610
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H9-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 83.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NCY2&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butanenitrile, 2-methyl-
   * 2-Cyanobutane
   * 2-Methylbutanenitrile
   * alpha-Methylbutyronitrile
   * 2-Methylbutyronitrile
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 23839 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NEZAAQ Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Hygiene.  (Nippon Eisei
   Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606,
   Japan)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,423,1984
 
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