*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CU6525500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 74901-08-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3237579
REFERENCE               : 3-08-00-02136 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.16
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-(Hydroxymethyl)salicylaldehyde
   * Salicylaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
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: 26,123,1926
 
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