*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RG8846400
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,8-Octanediamine,
                          N,N'-bis(p-(dimethylamino)benzyl)-,
                          tetrahydrochloride
LAST UPDATED            : 198511
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C26-H42-N4.4Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 556.56
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N,N'-Bis(p-(dimethylamino)benzyl)-1,8-octanediamine tetrahydrochloride
   * 1,8-Bis(p-dimethylaminophenylmethylamino)octane tetrahydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - necrotic changes
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,49,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 175 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,49,1948
 
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