*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU2565000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridinium,
                          1,1'-(4,4'-biphenylenebis(2-oxoethylene))di-,
                          diiodide
LAST UPDATED            : 198405
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C26-H22-N2-O2.2I
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 648.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6KJ A1VR DR DV1- AT6KJ &I 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1'-(4,4'-Biphenylenebis(2-oxoethylene))bis(pyridinium iodide)
   * alpha,alpha'-Dipyridyl-4,4'-biacetophenone diiodide
 
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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           : 5500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,79,1954
 
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