*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UX9627400
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1H-Pyrrole-2,5-dione,
                          1,1'-(4-methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6422-83-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1544474
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H10-N2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 282.27
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,3-Bismaleimide-4-methylbenzene
   * 2,4-Bismaleimidotoluene
   * 2,4-Dimaleimidotoluene
   * Maleimide, N,N'-(4-methyl-m-phenylene)di-
   * 1,1'-(4-Methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione
   * Toluene-2,4-bismaleimide
   * N,N'-2,4-Toluenebismaleimide
   * 2,4-Tolylenebis(maleimide)
 
                       *** 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           : 2400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-0790-1023S
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 90 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - emphysema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-0790-1023S

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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