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RTECS NUMBER            : OB4357000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ketone, hydroxymethyl 3-methyl-2-indolyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 52098-15-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0156655
REFERENCE               : 5-21-12-00375 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H11-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 189.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ CV1Q D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(Hydroxyacetyl)-3-methylindole
   * Hydroxymethyl 3-methyl-2-indolyl ketone
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
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: 8,74,1974
 
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