*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AM9600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetophenone, 2'-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 577-59-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1102322
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-00655 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H7-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 165.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR BV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Acetylnitrobenzene
   * Ethanone, 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-
   * Methyl 2-nitrophenyl ketone
   * o-Nitroacetophenone
   * 2'-Nitroacetophenone
   * 1-(2-Nitrophenyl)ethanone
 
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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           : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PESTC* Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News.  (Food Chemical News, Inc., 400
   Wyatt Bldg., 777 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9(44),6,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PESTC* Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News.  (Food Chemical News, Inc., 400
   Wyatt Bldg., 777 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9(44),6,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : >20 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PESTC* Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News.  (Food Chemical News, Inc., 400
   Wyatt Bldg., 777 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9(44),6,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 uL/disc
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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