*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UG1050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionitrile, 3-bromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2417-90-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1738565
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00766 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H4-Br-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 133.99
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NC2E
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Bromoethyl cyanide
   * 3-Bromopropanenitrile
   * beta-Bromopropionitrile
   * 3-Bromopropionitrile
   * 2-Cyanoethyl bromide
   * Propanenitrile, 3-bromo-
   * Propionitrile, beta-bromo-
   * USAF DO-51
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 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            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,692,1955

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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