*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DN5520000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol, alpha-(aminomethyl)-, (-)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199306
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H11-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 137.20
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * l-1-Phenyl-1-oxy-2-amino-aethan
   * (-)-alpha-(Aminomethyl)benzyl alcohol
   * Benzenemethanol, alpha-(aminomethyl)-, l-
 
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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           : 940 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           : 40 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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