RTECS NUMBER : XT1400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Toluene, 2,3-dinitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 602-01-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2212428
REFERENCE : 4-05-00-00865 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H6-N2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 182.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR B1 FNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzene, 1-methyl-2,3-dinitro-
* 2,3-Dinitrotoluene
* 2,3-Dinitrotoluol
* 2,3-DNT
* 1-Methyl-2,3-dinitrobenzene
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-B011-150
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 911 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A080-146
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1072 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: PB214-270
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 50 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,163,1982
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A080-146
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 300 umol/L
REFERENCE :
SinJF# Personal Communication from J.F. Sina, Merck Institute for
Therapeutic Research, West Point, PA 19486, Oct. 26, 1982
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26OCT1982
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO 2,3-DINITROTOLUENE-air:10H CA TWA 1.5 mg/m3 (Sk)
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: CHO gene mutation