*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RO4900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oxamide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 471-46-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H4-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 88.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZVVZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amid kyseliny stavelove
   * Diaminoglyoxal
   * Ethanediamide
   * Formimidic acid, 1-carbamoyl-
   * Oxalamide
   * Oxalic acid diamide
   * Oxamid
   * Oxamimidic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,339,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,10,1953

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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