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RTECS NUMBER            : UT5799000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridine, 3-methyl-, 1-oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1003-73-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H7-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 109.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ AO C1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Methylpyridine-1-oxide
 
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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           : 1689 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,815,1985

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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