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RTECS NUMBER            : NT0187000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Isopentyl alcohol, nitrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 543-87-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1702824
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-01683 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H11-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 133.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNO2Y1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Butanol, 3-methyl-, nitrate
   * Iso-amyl nitrate
   * Isopentyl nitrate
   * 3-Methyl-1-butanol nitrate
   * 3-Methylbutyl nitrate
   * Nitrito d'amile
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 480 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
   Italy)  V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,855,1956

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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