*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BQ8775000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, hexamethylenebis(trimethyl-, tartrate (1:2)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2079-78-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199012
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H30-N2.2C4-H5-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 500.62
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1K1&1&6K1&1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Esonium
   * Esotensyl
   * Hexamethonium bitartrate
   * Hexamethonium tartrate
   * Hexamethylenebistrimethylammonium di(hydrogen tartrate)
   * Tartaric acid, hexamethylenebis(trimethylammonium)salt (2:1)
   * Vegolysen-T
 
                       *** 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           : 2920 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 120,511,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1218 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation)
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - conjunctive irritation
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: 141,349,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 26 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 13,302,1958
 
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