*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BQ8109000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, hexamethylenebis(carbonylmethylene)bis(dimethyl(2-hyd roxyethyl)-, dichloride LAST UPDATED : 198309 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H38-N2-O4.2Cl MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 417.48 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2K1&1&1V6V1K1&1&2Q &G 2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 1,10-Bis(dimethyl-beta-hydroxyethylammonium)-n-decan-2,9-dione dichloride * Hexamethylenebis(carbonylmethylene)bis(dimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium chloride) * P-16-A *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 500 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes REFERENCE : JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961- Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,27,1962 *** END OF RECORD ***