*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JO1550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Disulfide, bis(p-nitrophenyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 100-32-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H8-N2-O4-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 308.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR DSSR DNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(p-nitrophenyl)disulfide
   * Bis(4-nitrophenyl)disulfide
   * p,p'-Dinitrodiphenyl disulfide
   * 4,4'-Dinitrodiphenyl disulfide
   * Di-4-nitrophenyl disulfide
   * Disulfide, bis(4-nitrophenyl)
   * p-Nitrophenyl disulfide
   * 4-Nitrophenyl disulfide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1078 mg/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
REFERENCE :
   JJATDK JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology.  (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins
   Lane, Chichester, W. Sussex PO19 1UD, UK)  V.1-    1981-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,414,1985
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,123,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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