*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : OB4356600 CHEMICAL NAME : Ketone, hydroxymethyl 2-methyl-3-indolyl CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 27463-04-3 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0142720 REFERENCE : 5-21-12-00374 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C11-H11-N-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 189.23 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ C1 DV1Q COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 3-(2-Hydroxyacetyl)-2-methylindole * Indole, 3-(hydroxyacetyl)-2-methyl *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 300 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 *** END OF RECORD ***