*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : SH8949100 CHEMICAL NAME : Phenethylamine, p-methoxy-N,N,alpha-trimethyl-, hydrochloride LAST UPDATED : 198708 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H19-N-O.Cl-H MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 229.78 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * p-Methoxy-N,N,alpha-trimethylphenethylamine hydrochloride *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,150,1948 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 124 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - excitement REFERENCE : NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year: 55,466,1959 *** END OF RECORD ***