*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MQ4840000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexylamine, 1,5-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 543-82-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1209250
REFERENCE               : 4-04-00-00764 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H19-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 129.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&3Y1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amidrine
   * 2-Amino-6-methylheptane
   * 6-Amino-2-methylheptane
   * alpha,epsilon-Dimethylhexylamine
   * 1,5-Dimethylhexylamine
   * 2-Heptylamine, 6-methyl-
   * 2-Isooctyl amine
   * 2-Methyl-6-aminoheptane
   * 6-Methyl-2-heptylamine
   * 2-Metil-6-amino-eptano
   * Octodrine
   * SKF 51
   * Vaporpac
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 538 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   BSIBAC Bolletino della Societe Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale.  (Casa
   Editrice Idelson, Via A. de Gasperi, 55, 80133 Naples, Italy)  V.2- 1927- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,354,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 146 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   BSIBAC Bolletino della Societe Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale.  (Casa
   Editrice Idelson, Via A. de Gasperi, 55, 80133 Naples, Italy)  V.2- 1927- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,354,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 80,1153,1960

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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