*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SA0560000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,5-Pentanediol, 2,2-diethyl-
LAST UPDATED            : 198605
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H20-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 160.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q3X2&2&1Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2-Diethyl-1,5-pentanediol
 
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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           : 582 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 111,182,1954
 
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