*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NP9900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Isobutylamine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 78-81-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H11-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 73.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z1Y1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Amino-2-methylpropane
   * Monoisobutylamine
   * NSC 8028
   * 1-Propanamine, 2-methyl-
   * Valamine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 224 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   63,150,1982

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   OEL-DENMARK:STEL 5 ppm (15 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 ppm (15 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 ppm (15 mg/m3);STEL 25 ppm (75 mg/m3) JAN 1993

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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