*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AM1250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetonitrile, (p-nitrophenyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 555-21-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0388442
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-01689 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 162.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR D1CN
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzeneacetonitrile, 4-nitro-
   * p-Nitrobenzeneacetonitrile
   * 4-Nitrobenzeneacetonitrile
   * 4-Nitro-benzyl-cyanid
   * p-Nitrobenzylcyanide
   * 4-Nitrobenzyl cyanide
   * p-Nitrophenylacetonitrile
   * 4-Nitrophenylacetonitrile
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,1325,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 47 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   PCBPBS Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,95,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 32 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02093

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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