*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : QK1445000 CHEMICAL NAME : Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-, sodium salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1301-14-0 LAST UPDATED : 199007 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H23-O3-S.Na MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 342.46 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J CX HX XSWQ &-NA- COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Becantal * Becantex * Becantyl * 2,6-Di-ter-butyl naphtalene sulfonate sodique * 2,6-Di-tert-butylnaphthalenesulfonic acid sodium salt * Keuten * L. 1633 * 1633 Labaz * Linctussal * Sodium 2,6-di-tert-butylnaphthalenesulfonate *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory change Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,34,1954 *** END OF RECORD ***