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RTECS NUMBER            : NI8712000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Imidazole, 1-vinyl-, polymers
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25232-42-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198909
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C5-H6-N2)x
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5N CNJ A1U1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1H-Imidazole, 1-ethenyl-, homopolymer
   * Lufixan
   * Poly(vinylimidazole)
   * Poly(N-vinylimidazole)
   * Poly(1-vinylimidazole)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 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#00056
 
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