*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DO5425000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol,
                          alpha-((dimethylamino)methyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 554-99-4
LAST UPDATED            : 198708
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H15-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 197.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ DYQ1N1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,4-Dihydroxy-alpha-(dimethylaminomethyl) benzyl alcohol
   * alpha-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-beta-dimethylaminoethanol
   * alpha-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-alpha-hydroxy-beta-dimethylaminoethane
   * alpha-(Dimethylaminomethyl)protocatechuyl alcohol
   * Methadrene
   * N-Methyladrenaline
   * N-Methylepinephrine
   * Protocatechuyl alcohol, alpha-((dimethylamino)methyl)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 105 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85IXA4 "Structure et Activite Pharmacodyanmique des Medicaments du Systeme
   Nerveux Vegetatif," Bovet, D., and F. Bovet-Nitti, New York, S. Karger, 1948
    Volume(issue)/page/year: -,127,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6750 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
   Pharmakologie.  (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66.  For publisher
   information, see NSAPCC.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 226,493,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 69,1,1940
 
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