hexyl cyanoacetate

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C9-H15-N-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

169.25

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

NC1VO6

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

6440 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - ulcerated nasal septum Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)

REFERENCE :

LONZA# Personal Communication from LONZA Ltd., CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland Volume(issue)/page/year: 13FEB1981