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RTECS NUMBER            : CZ6423000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,4-Benzenedimethanaminium,
                          N,N,N,N',N',N',2,5-octamethyl-, dichloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 122413-76-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199306
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H30-N2.2Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 321.38
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N,N'-Bis(trimethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-p-xylylenediammonium chloride
   * N,N,N,N',N',N',2,5-Octamethyl-1,4-benzenedimethanaminium dichloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 559 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 54(5),79,1989
 
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