*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DM4650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoxazole, 2-amino-5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64037-15-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 148.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DOJ CZ H1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Amino-5-methylbenzoxazole
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 640 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),336,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 360 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4(1),336,1964
 
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