*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW5860000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 12-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18868-66-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3276372
REFERENCE               : 3-05-00-02410 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 256.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J C2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 12-Ethylbenz(a)anthracene
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,506,1969
 
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