CAS 2687-91-4|N-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidone

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

UY5769250

CHEMICAL NAME :

2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-ethyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

2687-91-4

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

0107971

LAST UPDATED :

199806

DATA ITEMS CITED :

4

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C6-H11-N-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

113.18

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,475,1988 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1350 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - other changes Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes

REFERENCE :

FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,475,1988

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

>2 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

USXXAM United States Patent Document. (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20231) Volume(issue)/page/year: #4882359

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