*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DW1760000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 4,4'-Bipyridine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 553-26-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0113176
REFERENCE               : 5-23-08-00028 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H8-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 156.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ D- DT6NJ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * gamma,gamma'-Bipyridyl
   * 4,4-Bipyridyl
   * 4,4'-Bipyridyl
   * 4,4'-Dipyridine
   * gamma,gamma'-Dipyridyl
   * 4,4-Dipyridyl
   * 4,4'-Dipyridyl
   * 4-(4-Pyridyl)pyridine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 172 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,363,1982

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8998
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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