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RTECS NUMBER            : OX6620000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mesitol, alpha(sup 4)-(dimethylamino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 42900-95-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2719100
REFERENCE               : 4-13-00-01944 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H17-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 179.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR B1 F1 D1N1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha(sup 4)-(Dimethylamino)mesitol
   * Phenol, 2,6-dimethyl-4-(dimethylaminomethyl)-
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   JMPCAS Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-5, 1959-62.  For publisher information, see JMCMAR.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,229,1960

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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