*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZE4400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : m-Xylene-alpha,alpha'-diol,
                          alpha'-((tert-butylamino)methyl)-4-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18559-94-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2213614
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 20
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H21-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 239.35
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1R BQ EYQ1MX1&1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aerolin
   * AH 3365
   * Albuterol
   * 1,3-Benzenedimethanol,  
   alpha-1-(((1,1-dimethylethyl)amino)methyl)-4-hydroxy-
   * 2-(tert-Butylamino)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylphenyl)ethanol
   * alpha'-((tert-Butylamino)methyl)-4-hydroxy-m-xylene-alpha,alpha'-diol
   * 4-Hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-alpha-((tert-butylamino)methyl)benzyl alcohol
   * Proventil
   * Salbutamol
   * Sultanol
   * Ventolin
   * m-Xylene-alpha,alpha-diol, alpha-1-((tert-butylamino)methyl)-4-hydroxy-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
REFERENCE :
   HETOEA Human & Experimental Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Brunel Road,
   Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 2XS, UK) V.9- 1990-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,397,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   HETOEA Human & Experimental Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Brunel Road,
   Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 2XS, UK) V.9- 1990-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,397,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 5714 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in potassium
REFERENCE :
   AEMED3 Annals of Emergency Medicine.  (American College of Emergency
   Physicians, 1125 Executive Circle, Irving, TX 75038)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,1474,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 1850 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - excitement
   Cardiac - change in rate
REFERENCE :
   BMJOAE British Medical Journal.  (British Medical Assoc., BMA House,
   Tavistock Sq., London WC1H 9JR, UK)  V.1-    1857- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   282,1932,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 2240 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in potassium
REFERENCE :
   AEMED3 Annals of Emergency Medicine.  (American College of Emergency
   Physicians, 1125 Executive Circle, Irving, TX 75038)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,1474,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 36 ug/kg/6H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
   Behavioral - irritability
REFERENCE :
   BMJOAE British Medical Journal.  (British Medical Assoc., BMA House,
   Tavistock Sq., London WC1H 9JR, UK)  V.1-    1857- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   292,1430,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in potassium
REFERENCE :
   AJEMEN American Journal of Emergency Medicine.  (WB Saunders, Philadelphia,
   PA)  V.1-    1983-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,64,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
   Cardiac - change in rate
   Vascular - change in plasma or blood volume
REFERENCE :
   BMJOAE British Medical Journal.  (British Medical Assoc., BMA House,
   Tavistock Sq., London WC1H 9JR, UK)  V.1-    1857- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,365,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 660 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   USXXAM United States Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9,
   Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #4026897
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 295 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,193,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,193,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 57100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   USXXAM United States Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9,
   Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #4026897
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2707 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (5),41,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 239 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,193,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 737 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,193,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 48700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,193,1973
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 900 mg/kg/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - changes in heart weight
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
REFERENCE :
   YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo.  Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  (Raifu Saiensu
   Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,689,1980
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 160 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
REFERENCE :
   RDCNBM Reproduccion.  (Madrid, Spain)  V.1-7, 1974-83.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,31,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 3600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 16-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - other effects to embryo
REFERENCE :
   DPTHDL Developmental Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  (S. Karger Pub., Inc.,
   79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(Suppl 1),150,1982

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7182
       No. of Facilities: 48 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 744 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 603 (estimated)

 
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