RTECS NUMBER : EJ6800000
CHEMICAL NAME : 1,4-Butanediamine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 110-60-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0605282
REFERENCE : 4-04-00-01283 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H12-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 88.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z4Z
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Butylenediamine
* 1,4-Butylenediamine
* 1,4-Diaminobutane
* Putrescin
* Putrescine
* Tetramethylenediamine
* 1,4-Tetramethylenediamine
*** 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 : 463 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0538638
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ZEPTAT Zeitschrift fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Therapie. (Berlin,
Ger.) V.1-22, 1905-21. For publisher information, see REXMAS.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,59,1915
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 mg/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: 14,111,1985
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
REFERENCE :
FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see
PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-
1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(6),9,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
Filiales. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1849-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 83,481,1920
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1576 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0538638
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ZEPTAT Zeitschrift fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Therapie. (Berlin,
Ger.) V.1-22, 1905-21. For publisher information, see REXMAS.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,59,1915
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
Filiales. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1849-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 83,481,1920
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Rectal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
Filiales. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1849-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 83,481,1920
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 314 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - other effects to embryo
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,237,1983
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
AMOKAG Acta Medicia Okayama. (Okayama Univ. Medical School, Okayama, Japan)
V.27 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,149,1979
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
AMOKAG Acta Medicia Okayama. (Okayama Univ. Medical School, Okayama, Japan)
V.27 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,149,1979
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
AMOKAG Acta Medicia Okayama. (Okayama Univ. Medical School, Okayama, Japan)
V.27 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,149,1979
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4958
No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 3 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 3 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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