*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NI7550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Imidazole, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 696-23-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 100215-29-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H5-N3-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 127.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5M CNJ B1 ENW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Imidazole, 2-methyl-4-nitro-
   * Menidazole
   * 2-Methyl-4-nitroimidazole
   * 2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
   * RP 8532
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,207,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Klebsiella pneumoniae
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mmol/L/20H
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,207,1979

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

 
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