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RTECS NUMBER            : UX1093000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyrocatechol, 5-(2-amino-1-methylethyl)-,
                          hydrochloride
LAST UPDATED            : 198406
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 203.69
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z1Y1&R CQ DQ &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-(2-Amino-1-methylethyl)pyrocatechol hydrochloride
   * beta-3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-n-propylamine hydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Cardiac - change in rate
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,360,1944
 
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