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RTECS NUMBER            : OB4517000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ketone, 2-indolyl methoxymethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 34559-71-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199307
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H12-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 190.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ CV1O1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Indolyl methoxymethyl ketone
   * 2-(Methoxyacetyl)indole
 
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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           : 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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