*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : NL5993600 CHEMICAL NAME : Indole-3-carboxaldehyde CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 487-89-8 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0114117 REFERENCE : 5-21-08-00246 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C9-H7-N-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 145.17 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ DVH COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 3-Formylindole * Indole-3-aldehyde * Indole-3-carbaldehyde * 1H-Indole-3-carboxaldehyde * beta-Indolylaldehyde *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Autonomic Nervous System - smooth muscle relaxant (mechanism undefined, spasmolytic) Behavioral - anticonvulsant Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) 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: 6,33,1972 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***