*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PA6700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methanediamine, N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 51-80-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H14-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 102.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1N1&1N1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(dimethylamino)methane
   * Methylenebis(dimethylamine)
   * N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyldiaminomethan
   * N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylmethanediamine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,734,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - quail
DOSE/DURATION           : >316 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EESADV Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,149,1982

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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