*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FL7075500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chalcone, 4-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1222-98-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0400543
REFERENCE               : 2-07-00-00429 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H11-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 253.27
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * p-Nitrobenzylideneacetophenone
   * 4-Nitrocalone
   * 4-Nitrochalcone
   * 3-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-one
   * p-Nitrostyryl phenyl ketone
   * 2-Propen-1-one, 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-phenyl-
 
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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           : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
   Italy)  V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,860,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,218,1954
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 188,267,1987

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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