RTECS NUMBER : AM1250000
CHEMICAL NAME : Acetonitrile, (p-nitrophenyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 555-21-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0388442
REFERENCE : 4-09-00-01689 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H6-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 162.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR D1CN
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzeneacetonitrile, 4-nitro-
* p-Nitrobenzeneacetonitrile
* 4-Nitrobenzeneacetonitrile
* 4-Nitro-benzyl-cyanid
* p-Nitrobenzylcyanide
* 4-Nitrobenzyl cyanide
* p-Nitrophenylacetonitrile
* 4-Nitrophenylacetonitrile
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
14,1325,1965
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 47 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
PCBPBS Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1971- Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,95,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 32 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02093
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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