*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MP6747500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Hexenedinitrile
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13042-02-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H6-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 106.14
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Dicyano-1-butene
   * Dihydromucodinitrile
   * Dihydromuconsaeuredinitril
   * alpha-Hydromucononitrile
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 380 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz.  (Darmstadt, Fed.
   Rep. Ger.)  V.1-25, 1951-75.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 70 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz.  (Darmstadt, Fed.
   Rep. Ger.)  V.1-25, 1951-75.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5010 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: OTS 0546021
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 49 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   MELAAD Medicina del Lavoro.  Industrial Medicine.  (Via S. Barnaba, 8, 20122
   Milan, Italy) V.16-    1925-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,192,1956

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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