*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU4050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridinium, 1-ethyl-4-vinyl-, bromide, polymers
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25619-82-3
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 60831-87-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199206
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C9-H12-N.Br)x
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Ethenyl-1-ethylpyridinium bromide, homopolymer
   * 1-Ethyl-4-vinylpyridinium bromide polymers
   * Poly-N-ethyl-4-vinylpyridium bromide
   * Poly(vinylethylpyridinium bromide)
   * Poly(4-vinylpyridine) ethobromide
   * Pvpeb
   * Pyridinium, 4-ethenyl-1-ethyl-, bromide, homopolymer
 
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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           : 54 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,146,1984
 
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