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RTECS NUMBER            : VM2640000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ruthenate(2+), nitrosylpentachloro-, dipotassium
                          hydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14854-54-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-N-O-Ru.2K.H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 425.47
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .KA..RU.NO.G5 QH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Potassium pentachloronitrosylruthenate (II)
 
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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           : 127 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,757,1980

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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