*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DP5880000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzylamine, alpha-methyl-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20938-48-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H11-N.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 157.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&R &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * H 3672
   * alpha-Methylbenzylamine hydrochloride
   * alpha-Phenylethylamine hydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 338 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JPHYA7 Journal of Physiology.  (Cambridge Univ. Press, 32 E. 57th St., New
   York, NY 10022) V.1-    1878-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,453,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,178,1964
 
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