*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VM2651450
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ruthenium, dichlorotetrakis(methylsulfoxide)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 11070-19-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H24-Cl2-O4-Ru-S4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 484.53
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OS1&1 4 &.RU..G2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dichlorotetrakis(dimethyl sulfoxide)ruthenium(II)
   * Dichlorotetrakis(methylsulfoxide)ruthenium
   * Dichlorotetrakis(sulfinylbis(methane))ruthenium
   * Ruthenium, dichloro(sulfinylbis(methane)-O)tris(sulfinylbis(methane)-S)-, 
    (OC-6-22)-
   * Ruthenium, dichlorotetrakis(sulfinylbis(methane))-
   * Tetrakis(dimethyl sulfoxide)ruthenium(2+) dichloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   45,1,1983
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,469,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   59,247,1986

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***