*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : GC1270000 CHEMICAL NAME : Chrysene, 12-fluoro-5-methyl- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 61413-38-5 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2532022 LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C19-H13-F MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 260.32 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 D666J C1 KF COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen Mutagen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 12-Fluoro-5-methylchrysene *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** TUMORIGENIC DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 4 mg/kg/I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors REFERENCE : CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,147,1976 TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest) ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 40 mg/kg/3W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors REFERENCE : CCSUDL Carcinogenesis--A Comprehensive Survey. (Raven Press, 1185 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036) V.1- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,325,1976 ** MUTATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium DOSE/DURATION : 20 ug/plate REFERENCE : JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.6- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,38,1978 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test *** END OF RECORD ***