*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RP0525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oxamide, N,N'-dimethyldithio-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 120-79-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1754611
REFERENCE               : 0-04-00-00061 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-N2-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 148.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SUYM1&YUS&M1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N,N'-Dimethyldithiooxamide
   * Ethanedithioamide, N,N'-dimethyl-
   * USAF MK-4
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - quail
DOSE/DURATION           : 17800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EESADV Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,149,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - wild bird species
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   070944)  V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,355,1983

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

 
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