*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA4976000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenemethanol, alpha-((methylamino)methyl)-, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68579-60-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1072841
REFERENCE               : 4-13-00-01802 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 151.23
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzyl alcohol, alpha-((methylamino)methyl)-, dl-
   * (+-)-Halostachine
   * dl-Halostachine
   * (+-)-alpha-((Methylamino)methyl)benzenemethanol
   * dl-1-Phenyl-1-oxy-2-(methylamino)-aethan
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 760 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,84,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,84,1955
 
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