*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DF4915700
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-ethanamine, alpha-methyl-,
                          hydrochloride, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13673-99-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198809
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H13-N-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 215.70
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (+-)-alpha-Methyl-1,3-benzodioxole-5-ethanamine hydrochloride
   * (+-)-Methylenedioxyamphetamine hydrochloride
   * (+-)-3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine hydrochloride
   * (+-)-alpha-Methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine hydrochloride
   * Phenethylamine, alpha-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)-, hydrochloride, (+-)-
 
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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           : 87 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   SAAMDZ Substance and Alcohol Actions/Misuse.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell
   House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,105,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 8100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 281,240,1986
 
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