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RTECS NUMBER            : KH6380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethane, 1,1-bis(p-tolyl)-2,2,2-trichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4413-31-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1969427
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-01949 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H15-Cl3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 313.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GXGGYR D1&R D1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis(4-methyl-
   * DTT
   * Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-tolyl)-
   * Methylchlor
   * p,p-Methylchlor
   * Methyl-DDT
   * Metilclor
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 73,128,1946

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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