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RTECS NUMBER            : UO8475000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Purine-2,6-dithiol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5437-25-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H4-N4-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 184.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DN FN HNJ GSH ISH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,6-Dimercapto-7H-purine
   * 2,6-Dithiopurine
   * Dithioxanthine
   * 2,6-Dithioxanthine
   * 1H-Purine-2,6-dithione, 3,7-dihydro-
   * Xanthine, dithio-
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#03045
 
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