*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DP0610000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol, alpha-(1-(methylpentylamino)ethyl)-,
                          hydrochloride, DL-
LAST UPDATED            : 199403
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H25-N-O.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 271.87
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ephedrine, N-pentyl-, hydrochloride, DL-
   * DL-alpha-(1-(Methylpentylamino)ethyl)benzyl alcohol hydrochloride
   * DL-N-Pentylephedrine hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 92 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - stiffness
REFERENCE :
   PHARAT Pharmazie.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18,
   Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   24,776,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 46700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHBUA9 Pharmaceutical Bulletin.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-5, 1953-57.  For
   publisher information, see CPBTAL.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,465,1955
 
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