*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BQ8385000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, hexamethylenebis(trimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 60-26-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1760389
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H30-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 202.44
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1K1&1&6K1&1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzohexamethonium
   * Bistrium
   * Esametonio
   * Hexamethonium
   * Hexane-1,6-bis(trimethylammonium)
   * 1,6-Hexanediaminium, N,N,N,N',N',N'-hexamethyl-
   * Hexanium
   * Hexon
   * Hexonium
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,123,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 230 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,123,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 165 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,123,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 35 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,123,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 490 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology.  English translation of FATOAO.  (New
   York, NY)  V.20-22, 1957-59.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,110,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 137 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
   Italy)  V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,317,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 83 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   SIZSAR Sapporo Igaku Zasshi.  Sapporo Medical Journal.  (Sapporo Igaku
   Daigaku, Nishi-17-chome, Minami-1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060, Japan)  V.3-
   1952-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,362,1954
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 49 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology.  English translation of FATOAO.  (New
   York, NY)  V.20-22, 1957-59.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,110,1958
 
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