*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UT4715000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Pyridinemethanol, alpha-benzyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20609-08-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0143734
REFERENCE               : 4-21-00-01430 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H13-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 199.27
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-(Phenylmethyl)-2-pyridinemethanol
   * 2-Pyridinemethanol, alpha-(phenylmethyl)-
   * 2-Pyridylbenzylcarbinol
 
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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           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,217,1981
 
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