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RTECS NUMBER            : QT0850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nicotinic acid, benzyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 94-44-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0159169
REFERENCE               : 5-22-02-00062 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H11-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 213.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ CVO1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzyl nicotinate
   * Benzyl pyridine-3-carboxylate
   * Estru benzylowego kwasu nikotynowego
   * Niacin benzyl ester
   * Pycaril
   * Pykaryl
   * 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, phenylmethyl ester
   * Rubriment
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2188 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCTKAG Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
   Warsaw 1, Poland) V.4-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,79,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHARAT Pharmazie.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18,
   Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,242,1956

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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