RTECS NUMBER : XS9093000
CHEMICAL NAME : Toluene, alpha-chloro-p-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 100-14-1
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H6-Cl-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 171.59
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR D1G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzene, 1-(chloromethyl)-4-nitro-
* p-(Chloromethyl)nitrobenzene
* 1-(Chloromethyl)-4-nitrobenzene
* 4-(Chloromethyl)nitrobenzene
* alpha-Chloro-p-nitrotoluene
* p-Nitrobenzyl chloride
*** 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 : 1809 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
INHTE5 Inhalation Toxicology. (Hemisphere Publishing Corp., c/o Taylor &
Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Rd., Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007) V.1- 1989-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,265,1991
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 280 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,66,1984
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/m3/6H/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
INHTE5 Inhalation Toxicology. (Hemisphere Publishing Corp., c/o Taylor &
Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Rd., Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007) V.1- 1989-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,265,1991
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 5 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
NTPTB* NTP Technical Bulletin. (National Toxicology Program, Landow Bldg.
3A-06, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20205) Volume(issue)/page/year:
APR1982
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 50 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
JJATDK JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins
Lane, Chichester, W. Sussex PO19 1UD, UK) V.1- 1981-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,203,1983
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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