*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DW2280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 4,4'-Bipyridinium, 1,1'-dimethyl-, diiodide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1983-60-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199610
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H14-N2.2I
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 440.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6KJ A1 D- DT6KJ A1 &I 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium diiodide
   * 4,4'-Dipyridyl dimethiodide
   * Methyl viologen diiodide
   * Nichino gramaxone
   * Paraquat diiodide
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 390 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   NHOZAX Nippon Hoigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Legal Medicine.  (Nippon
   Hoi Gakkai, c/o Tokyo Daigaku Igakubu Hoigaku Kyoshitsu, 7-3-1, Hongo,
   Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.1-    1944-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,88,1975
 
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