*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AB5950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetamide, 2-cyano-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 107-91-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0878221
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01891 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H4-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 84.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZV1CN
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amid kyseliny kyanoctove
   * Cyanacetamide
   * Cyanoacetamide
   * alpha-Cyanoacetamide
   * 2-Cyanoacetamide
   * Cyanoiminoacetic acid
   * Kyanacetamid
   * Malonamide nitrile
   * Malonamonitrile
   * Nitrilomalonamide
   * 3-Nitrilo-propionamide
   * USAF KF-14
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1680 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KHZDAN Khigiena i Zdraveopazvane.  Hygiene and Sanitation.  (Hemus, Blvd.
   Russki 6, Sofia, Bulgaria) V.9-    1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,50,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 1155 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   MELAAD Medicina del Lavoro.  Industrial Medicine.  (Via S. Barnaba, 8, 20122
   Milan, Italy) V.16-    1925-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,192,1956

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1982
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 870 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 45 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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