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RTECS NUMBER            : DD8829000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1H-Benzimidazole-1-ethanol, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66668-60-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0919447
REFERENCE               : 5-23-06-00366 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H11-N3-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 221.24
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazole-1-ethanol
   * 2-Metylo-5-i 6-nitro-1-(beta-hydroksyetylo)-benzimidazole
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   APPHAX Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica.  For English translation, see APPFAR.
   (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-680 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.1-    1937-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,19,1989
 
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