*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SA0525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,4-Pentanediol, 2-(p-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15687-18-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2108769
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H17-Cl-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 228.74
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QX1&1&1XQ1&R DG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(p-Chlorophenyl)-4-methylpentane-2,4-diol
   * 2-(p-Chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2,4-pentanediol
   * Fenpentadiol
   * 2-Methyl-4-(p-chlorophenyl)-2,4-pentanediol
   * RD 292
   * RD 6002
   * Tredum
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - excitement
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,9,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 940 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,9,1971
 
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