*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NW7350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Isoquinoline,
                          1-(p-chlorophenethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethox
                          y-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2154-02-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199203
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H24-Cl-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 345.90
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T66 CNT&J B2R DG& C1 HO1 IO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * ARC 1-K-1
   *   1-(p-Chlorophenethyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinol
     ine
   *   1-(p-Chlorophenethyl)-2-methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinol
     ine
   *   1-(p-Chlorophenethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methylisoquinol
     ine
   * Mesofolin
   * Methopholine
   * Metofoline
   * Metopholine
   * NIH 7672
   * Ro 4-1778
   * Ro 4-1778/1
   * Versidyne
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,318,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,318,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,446,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,446,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 70 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,318,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85KYAH "Merck Index; an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals",
   11th ed., Rahway, NJ 07065, Merck & Co., Inc. 1989 Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,966,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,334,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 295 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDCHAG Medicinal Chemistry: A Series of Monographs.  (Academic Press, Inc.,
   1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,318,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,446,1962
 
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