*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BQ8180500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, hexamethylenebis(dimethylethyl-, dibromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3614-32-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H34-N2.2Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 390.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Gaplegin
   * Hexamethylenebis(dimethylethylammonium bromide)
   * 1,6-Hexanediaminium, N,N'-diethyl-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-, dibromide
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 22 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,611,1951
 
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