*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : UC2100000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2-Propanone, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 116-16-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1707475
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-03223 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-Cl6-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 264.73
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GXGGVXGGG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Acetone, hexachloro-
* GC-1106
* HCA weedkiller
* Hexachloro-2-propanone
* 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexachloro-2-propanone
* 2-Propanone, hexachloro-
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,72,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 360 ppm/6H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,592,1965
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 920 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,72,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966. (Topeka, KS)
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,580,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2980 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85DPAN "Wirksubstanzen der Pflanzenschutz und Schadlingsbekampfungsmittel,"
Perkow, W., Berlin, Verlag Paul Parey, 1971-1976 Volume(issue)/page/year:
-,-,1971/1976
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,590,1980
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 700 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,137,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 155,53,1985
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***