*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DE1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzimidazole, 4,5,6-trichloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2338-27-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199007
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H2-Cl3-F3-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 289.47
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DNJ CXFFF FG GG HG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * NC 2786
   * 4,5,6-Trichloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzimidazole
   * 5,6,7-Trichloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzimidazole
 
                       *** 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           : 1519 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSSCBG Pesticide Science.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford,
   UK)  V.1-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,31,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,1389,1969
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,81,1979
 
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