*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DE3160000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(3,4)indolo(1,2-a)benzimidazole
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20620-82-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0653624
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H10-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 242.29
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,8-Naphthalene-1,2-benzimidazole
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49(4),90,1984
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 gm/kg/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49(4),90,1984
 
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