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RTECS NUMBER            : UQ3619900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyrazinemethanethiol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 59021-02-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0878425
REFERENCE               : 5-23-11-00154 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H6-N2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 126.19
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Mercaptomethylpyrazine
   * Pyrazine, 2-mercaptomethyl-
   * Pyrazinylmethyl mercaptan
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
   Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-
   1990-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,4,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EJMCA5 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry--Chimie Therapeutique.
   (Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 29 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France)
   V.9-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,515,1983

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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