*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UT5559000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridine, 2-methyl-, aminohexachloro deriv.
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 76840-13-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199403
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H2-Cl6-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 314.80
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aminohexachloropicoline
   * Aminohexachloro-2-picoline
   * Hexachloroaminopicoline
   * 2-Methylpyridine aminohexachloro deriv.
 
                       *** 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           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - anticonvulsant
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 45(12),62,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 770 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - anticonvulsant
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 45(12),62,1980
 
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