*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YV8195000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Valeronitrile
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 110-59-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1736706
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00875 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H9-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 83.15
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butyl cyanide
   * 1-Butyl cyanide
   * 1-Cyanobutane
   * Pentanenitrile
   * n-Valeronitrile
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 191 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARTODN Archives of Toxicology.  (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
   Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.32-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   55,47,1984
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 525 mg/kg/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,149,1988

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7310
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 312 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated)

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

 
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