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RTECS NUMBER            : SG8589500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenethyl alcohol, alpha-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 698-87-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3195621
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03192 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY1&1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzeneethanol, alpha-methyl-
   * Benzyl methyl carbinol
   * alpha-Methylbenzeneethanol
   * alpha-Methyl-phenethyl alcohol
   * 1-Phenyl-2-propanol
 
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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           : 520 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,799,1971

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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