*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : US2625000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridine, 4-benzyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2116-65-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0115831
REFERENCE               : 5-20-07-00561 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H11-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 169.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ D1R
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ba 33216
   * gamma-Benzylpyridine
   * 4-Benzylpyridine
   * Pyridine, 4-(phenylmethyl)-
 
                       *** 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           : 560 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - chromodacryorrhea
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 630 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 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#12240
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - wild bird species
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,315,1972

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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