*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AL7970000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetonitrile, bromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 590-17-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0956569
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00531 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H2-Br-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 119.96
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bromoacetonitrile
   * Bromomethyl cyanide
   * Cyanomethyl bromide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 341,289,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Multiple routes
TEST SYSTEM             : Non-mammalian species
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 341,289,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 19350 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   TOXID9 Toxicologist.  (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
   Akron, OH 44311) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,220,1993
 
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