*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AL8240000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetonitrile, (m-chlorophenyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1529-41-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2042965
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-01675 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-Cl-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 151.60
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NC1R CG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzeneacetonitrile, 3-chloro-
   * 3-Chlorobenzeneacetonitrile
   * m-Chlorobenzyl cyanide
   * 3-Chlorobenzyl cyanide
   * (m-Chlorophenyl)acetonitrile
   * 3-Chlorophenylacetonitrile
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 38 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   PCBPBS Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,95,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#03833
 
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