Iminodiacetonitrile
Agent Name
Iminodiacetonitrile
CAS Number
628-87-5
Formula
C4-H5-N3
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
1,1'-Imidodiacetonitrile; 2,2'-Iminobisacetonitrile; 2406 I.S.; Di(cianometil)ammina [Italian]; Acetonitrile, 2,2'-iminobis-; Acetonitrile, iminodi-; [ChemIDplus] IDAN; [Akzo Nobel MSDS]
Category
Nitriles
Description
Tan to light brown odorless crystals; [Akzo Nobel MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a chemical intermediate; [Akzo Nobel MSDS]
Comments
Causes somnolence, effects on food intake, and other gastrointestinal changes in dermal lethal-dose studies of rabbits; Causes somnolence, tremor, and other gastrointestinal changes in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] May cause respiratory tract irritation (not expected to cause skin or eye irritation); [Akzo Nobel MSDS] See "beta,beta'-Iminodipropionitrile." See "NITRILES."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Adverse Effects
Other Poison
Chemical Asphyxiant
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