*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DV4000000
CHEMICAL NAME : Biphenyl, 4,4'-dinitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1528-74-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1882826
REFERENCE : 4-05-00-01827 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H8-N2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 244.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR DR DNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 4,4'-Dinitrobifenyl
* 4,4'-Dinitrobiphenyl
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,424,1986
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 950 mg/kg/W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - effect, not otherwise specified
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
6,352,1964
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,321,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 272,91,1992
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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