RTECS NUMBER : RA0802000
CHEMICAL NAME : Nitrous acid, t-butyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 540-80-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1209339
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-01622 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H9-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 103.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ONOX1&1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* tert-Butyl nitrite
* alpha,alpha-Dimethylethyl nitrite
* 1,1-Dimethylethyl nitrite
* Nitrous acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 308 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
REFERENCE :
RCSADO Research Communications in Substances Abuse. (PJD Pub. Ltd., P.O.Box
966, Westbury, NY 11590) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,233,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 10852 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
1,448,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 187 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
RCOCB8 Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. (PJD
Pub. Ltd., P.O. Box 966, Westbury, NY 11590) V.1- 1970-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,75,1979
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1000 ppm/7H/60D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
Liver - changes in liver weight
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - dehydrogenases
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: 5,134,1985
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
35,3847,1986
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