*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UT2970400
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Pyridineethanethiol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2044-28-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0111206
REFERENCE               : 5-21-02-00209 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H9-N-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 139.23
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(2-Mercaptoethyl)pyridine
   * 2-(2-Pyridyl)ethanethiol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EJMCA5 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry--Chimie Therapeutique.
   (Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 29 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France)
   V.9-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,211,1988
 
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