RTECS NUMBER : ZE8750000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2,3-Xylidine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 87-59-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0742174
REFERENCE : 4-12-00-02497 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H11-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 121.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZR B1 C1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzenamine, 2,3-dimethyl-
* 2,3-Dimethylaniline
* 2,3-Dimethylbenzenamine
* 2,3-Dimethylphenylamine
* o-Xylidine
* 2,3-Xylylamine
*** 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 : 933 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
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 836 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - coma
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society. (Univ. of
California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024) V.1- 1958-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,11,1963
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 5 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,317,1980