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RTECS NUMBER            : WU7691000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sydnone, 4-nitro-3-(o-tolyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3815-78-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1590622
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H7-N3-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 221.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5NNOVJ AR B1& ENW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Nitro-3-(o-tolyl)sydnone
   * Sydnone, 3-(2-methylphenyl)-4-nitro-
   * N-(o-Tolyl)-C-nitrosydnon
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 730 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - smooth muscle relaxant (mechanism undefined,
   spasmolytic)
   Behavioral - anticonvulsant
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,369,1965
 
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