*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TX5425000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propane, 2-chloro-2-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 594-71-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199510
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-Cl-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 123.55
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNXG1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Chloro-2-nitropropane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 580 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34(10-12),429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 55 gm/m3/3H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34(10-12),429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >5000 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34,429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 195 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34(10-12),429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
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