*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OB5040000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ketone, methyl (5-nitro-2-thienyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 39565-00-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H5-N-O2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 155.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5SJ BV1 ENW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Acetyl-5-nitrothiophene
   * Ethanone, 1-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-
   * 1-(5-Nitro-2-thienyl)ethanone
   * Thiophene, 2-acetyl-5-nitro-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,3611,1975

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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