*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XH5093000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Theophylline, 8-chloro-7-hydroxymethyl-, nitrite
                          (ester)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63906-67-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199009
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-Cl-N4-O2.N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 273.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DN FNVNVJ B1Q CG F1 H1 &WN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8-Chloro-7-hydroxycaffeine nitrite
   * Xanthine, 8-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-7-hydroxymethyl-, nitrite (ester)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 76,126,1942
 
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