*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI6125000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(rst)pentaphene-5-carboxaldehyde, 8-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63040-56-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2598235
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-01941 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C26-H16-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 344.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B66 P666 2AB A&J JVH O1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Formyl-8-methyl-3,4:9,10-dibenzopyrene
   * 8-Methylbenzo(rst)pentaphene-5-carboxaldehyde
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 72 mg/kg/9W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   COREAF Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences.
   (Paris, France)  V.1-261, 1835-1965.  For publisher information, see CRASEV.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 252,1236,1961
 
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