*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LQ7525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Formic acid, cyano-, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17640-15-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1742994
REFERENCE               : 3-02-00-01587 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H3-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 85.07
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NCVO1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Carbonocyanidic acid, methyl ester
   * Cyanoformate methyl ester
   * Cyklon A
   * Methyl cyanoformate
   * Methylester kyseliny kyanmravenci
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/m3/10M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,920,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/m3/6M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,920,1986

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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