*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZE5250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Xylene, tetranitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 24239-79-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2011894
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-N4-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 286.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR X1 X1 XNW XNW XNW
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Tetranitroxylene
   * T.N.X.
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
   JIDHAN Journal of Industrial Hygiene.  (Cambridge, MA)  V.1-17, 1919-35. For
   publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,247,1920
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JIDHAN Journal of Industrial Hygiene.  (Cambridge, MA)  V.1-17, 1919-35. For
   publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,247,1920
 
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