*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : TN0875000 CHEMICAL NAME : 2-Piperidinemethanol, alpha,alpha-diphenyl-, hydrochloride CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 71-78-3 LAST UPDATED : 199509 DATA ITEMS CITED : 10 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H21-N-O.Cl-H MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 303.86 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6MTJ BXQR&R &GH COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzhydrol, alpha-(2-piperidyl)-, hydrochloride * alpha,alpha-Diphenyl-2-piperidinemethanol hydrochloride * Meratran hydrochloride * Piperadrol hydrochloride * alpha-(2-Piperidyl)benzhydrol hydrochloride * alpha-(Piperidyl)-diphenyl carbinol hydrochloride * Pipradol hydrochloride * Pipradrol hydrochloride * Piridrol hydrochloride *** 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 : 180 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor 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: 110,180,1954 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 240 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) 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: 110,180,1954 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor 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: 110,180,1954 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 120 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold 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: 118,153,1956 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 90 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,632,1982 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 147 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold 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: 118,153,1956 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#00031 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 180 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 15 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor 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: 110,180,1954 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M0611 No. of Facilities: 710 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 4 No. of Employees: 2502 (estimated) *** END OF RECORD ***