*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DE0540000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzimidazole, 2,2'-tetramethylenebis-,
                          dihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5460-88-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H18-N4.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 363.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DNJ C4- CT56 BM DNJ &GH 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-(2-Benzimidazolyl)butane dihydrochloride
   * 2,2'-Tetramethylenebisbenzimidazole dihydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#12383
 
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