CAS 593-79-3|Dimethylselenide

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

VS6880000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Selenide, dimethyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

593-79-3

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

1696848

LAST UPDATED :

199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :

26

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H6-Se

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

109.04

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

1-SE-1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2200 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,230,1952

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2180 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified

REFERENCE :

ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,207,1980

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1800 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,230,1952 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series," Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77 Volume(issue)/page/year: Se,112,1976 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,224,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

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