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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
 
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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

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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