*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU5083200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridinium,
                          1,1'-hexamethylenebis(carbonylmethylene)bis-,
                          dichloride
LAST UPDATED            : 198309
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H26-N2-O2.2Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 397.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6KJ A1V6V1- AT6KJ &G 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1'-Hexamethylenebis(carbonylmethylene)bispyridinium dichloride
   * P-16-B
 
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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           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,27,1962
 
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