*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DM4500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoxazole, 2-amino-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4570-41-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 134.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DOJ CZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Aminobenzoxazole
   * 2-Benzoxazolamine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),336,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 275 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),336,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 678 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),336,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 392 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),336,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 238 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 105,486,1952
 
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