Nitrosoguanidine

Agent Name
Nitrosoguanidine
CAS Number
674-81-7
Formula
C-H4-N4-O
Major Category
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Nitrosoguanidine formula graphical representation
Synonyms
Initiating explosive nitrosoguanidine (DOT); N-Nitrosoguanidine; Nitrosoguanidin [German]; Guanidine, nitroso-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Explosives
Sources/Uses
Used in explosives; [REPROTOX]
Comments
Causes diarrhea and other changes in urine composition in oral lethal-dose studies of rats (lethal-dose > 5,000 mg/kg); [RTECS] See "Guanidine." See "NITROSAMINES."
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