*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LQ4670100
CHEMICAL NAME           : Formanilide, 4-chloro-2-methyl-
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-Cl-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 169.62
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHMR DG B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Formyl-4-chloro-o-toluidine
 
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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           : 564 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,301,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB80-205867
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   07094)  V.1-    1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,184,1974
 
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