*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA3692500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1-isocyanato-4-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 100-28-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H4-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.13
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * AI3-28253
   * 1-Isocyanato-4-nitrobenzene
   * Isocyanic acid, p-nitrophenyl ester
   * p-Nitrophenyl isocyanate
   * 4-Nitrophenyl isocyanate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0528342
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0528342
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0528342

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

 
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