*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : QT3030000
CHEMICAL NAME : Nicotinonitrile
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 100-54-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0107711
REFERENCE : 5-22-02-00115 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H4-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 104.12
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 3-Azabenzonitrile
* 3-Cyanopyridine
* 3-Cyjanopirydyna
* Nicotinic acid nitrile
* Nitryl kwasu nikotynowego
* 3-Pyridinecarbonitrile
* 3-Pyridinenitrile
* 3-Pyridylcarbonitrile
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1185 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,109,1979
TYPE OF TEST : LD25 - Lethal Dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 810 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,528,1975
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, irritative (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,109,1979
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***