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RTECS NUMBER            : AM0100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetonitrile, (ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5766-67-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1711285
REFERENCE               : 4-04-00-02453 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-N6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 216.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NC1N1CN&2N1CN&1CN
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetonitrile, 2,2',2'',2'''-(1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis-
   * EDTN
   * Ethylenediaminetetraacetonitrile
   * (Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetonitrile
   * N,N,N',N'-Tetracyanomethylaethylenediamin
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3030 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,734,1966

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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