*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB5750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthraquinone, 1,4-bis(methylamino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2475-44-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 78170-41-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2220693
REFERENCE               : 4-14-00-00459 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H14-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 266.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Bis(methylamino)-9,10-anthracenedione
   * C.I. Disperse Blue 78
   * C.I. Solvent Blue 78
   * C.I. Solvent Blue 93
   * Diaresin Blue K
   * Disperse Blue 78
   * Disperse Blue 110
   * Macrolex Blue FR
   * Solvent Blue 78
   * Solvent Blue 93
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 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#01356
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19(Suppl 20),8,1992

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M3166
       No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 657 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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