*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DO7526000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol,
                          m-hydroxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)-,
                          hydrochloride, (+)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 939-38-8
LAST UPDATED            : 198511
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 203.69
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenemethanol, 3-hydroxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)-, hydrochloride,  
   (S)-
   * (+)-m-Hydroxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)benzyl alcohol hydrochloride
   * S(+)-1-(m-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylaminoethanol hydrochloride
   * S(+)-Mezaton hydrochloride
   * (+)-Phenylephrine hydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3060 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,543,1983
 
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