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RTECS NUMBER            : RG8925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,8-Octanediamine, dihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7613-16-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H20-N2.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 217.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z8Z &GH 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,8-Diaminooktan hydrochlorid
   * MW 217
   * Octane-1,8-diamine dihydrochloride
   * Oktamethylendiamin hydrochlorid
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 760 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 107,332,1953

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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