*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OV7875000
CHEMICAL NAME : Mercury,
3-(alpha-carboxy-o-anisamido)-2-methoxypropyl
hydroxy-, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 492-18-2
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 64615-74-3
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 26
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C13-H16-Hg-N-O6.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 505.88
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1OR BVM1YO1&1-HG-Q &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Organometallic
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Acetic acid, (o-((3-(hydroxymercuri)-2-methoxypropyl)carbamoyl)phenoxy)-,
monosodium salt
* (3-((2-(Carboxymethoxy)benzoyl)amino)-2-methoxypropyl)hydroxymercury
monosodium salt
* Diursal
* 0-((3-Hydroxymercuri-2-methoxypropyl)carbamoyl)phenoxyacetic acid
monosodium salt
* N-(gamma-Hydroxymercuri-beta-methoxypropyl)salicylamide-O-acetic acid
sodium salt
* Igrosin
* Mercuramide
* Mercurital
* Mercury, (3-(0-(carboxymethoxy)benzamido)-2-methoxypropyl)hydroxy-,
monosodium salt
* Mercusal
* Mersalil
* Mersalyl
* Mersalyl acid sodium salt
* Salurin
* Salyrgan
* Sodium O-((3-(hydroxymercuri)-2-methoxypropyl)carbamoyl)phenoxy acetate
* Sodium mersalyl
* Sodium salicyl-(gamma-hydroxymercuri-beta-methoxypropyl)amide-O-acetate
* Uragan
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 17700 ug/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: 40,249,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 24 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: 40,249,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 118 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JOCEAH Journal of Organic Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution
Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.1-
1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,1879,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 72600 ug/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: 40,249,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
Pharmakologie. (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66. For publisher
information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 152,341,1930
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 24500 ug/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: 40,249,1951
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg(Hg)/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:STEL 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** 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 ***