Colorless to yellow oily
liquids that evaporate very slowly. HN-1 has a
faint fishy or musty odor.
SecurityInformation
RIDADR :
2810
HazardClass :
6.1
PackingGroup :
I
Toxicity:
LD50 oral in rat: 2500ug/kg
Use:
bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylamine is a nitrogen mustard. It is highly irritating to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Nitrogen mustards have preferential toxicity for rapidly dividing cells. Workers exposed briefly to estimated concentrations of 10-100 ppm by inhalation became severely ill. The median lethal dosage is 1,500 mg-minute/m3.