STRYCHNINE
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
60-41-3
[ Name ]:
STRYCHNINE
[Synonym ]:
Strychnine Sulfate BPC
antivampire
vampirol
Strychniniumsulfat
EINECS 200-319-7
MFCD00005941
STRYCHNINE ALKALOID
L-STRYCHNINE
strychiniumsulfate
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Boiling Point ]:
559.9ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
284-286 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C42H46N4O8S
[ Molecular Weight ]:
766.90200
[ Flash Point ]:
292.4ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
766.30400
[ PSA ]:
148.54000
[ LogP ]:
4.61880
[ Water Solubility ]:
chloroform: clear to hazy
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- WL2550000
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 60-41-3
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199709
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 17
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C21-H22-N2-O2.1/2H2-O4-S
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 383.49
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- T6 G656 B7 C6 E5 D 5ABCEF A& FX MNV QO VN SU AHT&&TTTTJ
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 37 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Cardiac - pulse rate Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - pleural thickening
- REFERENCE :
- JATOD3 Journal of Analytical Toxicology. (Preston Pub. Inc., POB 48312, Niles, IL 60648) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,120,1986
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2600 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,113,1942
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,1125,1973
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1700 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,185,1971
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 570 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 144,416,1963
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 070944) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,111,1985
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 900 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- IVEBBN International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, Supplement. (Verlag Hans Huber, Laenggastr. 76, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland) No.12- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,31,1977
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1250 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- 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: 67,153,1939
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 475 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- 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: 79,127,1943
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - cat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2500 ug/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: 35,316,1936
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10900 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 144,416,1963
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4800 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 144,416,1963
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 390 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 144,416,1963
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Bird - wild bird species
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5600 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,315,1972 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84661 No. of Facilities: 872 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 3575 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84661 No. of Facilities: 229 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 1241 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 690 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS06, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H300-H330-H410
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P260-P264-P273-P284-P301 + P310-P310
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T+,N
[ Risk Phrases ]:
27/28-50/53-26/28
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37-S45-S60-S61-S28-S13
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1692 6.1/PG 1
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
WL2550000
[ Packaging Group ]:
I
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1(a)
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