*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : EV6568300
CHEMICAL NAME : Caffeine, 8-(3-(hydroxymercuri)-2-methoxypropoxy)-
LAST UPDATED : 199207
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H18-Hg-N4-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 498.93
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 8-(3-(Hydroxymercuri)-2-methoxypropoxy)caffeine
* Mercurated 8-allyloxycaffeine
* 8-(beta-Methoxy-gamma-hydroxymercuri)propoxycaffeine
*** 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 :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,286,1950
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 97 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,286,1950
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ARYL AND INORGANIC-air:CL 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk)
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
*** END OF RECORD ***