*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : UT4691000 CHEMICAL NAME : 4-Pyridinemethanol CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 586-95-8 LAST UPDATED : 199709 DATA ITEMS CITED : 3 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H7-N-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 109.14 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ D1Q COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 4-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridine * gamma-Picolyl alcohol * 4-Picolyl alcohol * 4-Pyridinecarbinol * 4-Pyridylcarbinol * 4-Pyridylmethanol *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/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 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - wild bird species DOSE/DURATION : 422 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 070944) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,355,1983 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***