*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK0560000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,3-Butanediol,
                          1,4-bis((4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl)amino)-,
                          dihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 111915-72-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198912
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H22-N4-O2-S2.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 391.42
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Bis((4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl)amino)-2,3-butanediol  
   dihydrochloride
   * N,N'-Bis(5-methyl-delta(sup 2)-thiazolin-2-yl)-1,4-diaminobutane-2,3-diol 
    dihydrochloride
 
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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           : 290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,210,1987
 
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