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RTECS NUMBER            : AT6225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acrylonitrile, 2,3-diphenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2510-95-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H11-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 205.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NCYR&U1R
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzal-(benzyl-cyanid)
   * Benzeneacetonitrile, alpha-(phenylmethylene)-
   * Benzylidenephenylacetonitrile
   * alpha-Cyanostilbene
   * 2,3-Diphenylacrilonitrile
   * alpha,beta-Diphenylacrylonitrile
   * 2,3-Diphenylacrylonitrile
   * F 2387
   * alpha-Phenylcinnamonitrile
   * alpha-(Phenylmethylene)benzeneacetonitrile
   * alpha-Stilbenecarbonitrile
   * USAF A-9789
 
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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           : 400 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           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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