Phenylpropanolamine

Controlled Substances

Psychoactive Drugs/Narcotic Drugs/Hypertoxic Chemicals/Non-Medical Use of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
14838-15-4

[ Name ]:
Phenylpropanolamine

[Synonym ]:
PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
(+/-)-(1R,2S)-2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanol
norephedrine
(1S,2R)-2-azanyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol
Norpseudoephedrine
(1S,2R)-2-amino-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol
u-2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
DL-pseudo-norephedrine

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.072 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
288.143ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
101-101.5°

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C9H13NO

[ Molecular Weight ]:
151.20600

[ Exact Mass ]:
151.10000

[ PSA ]:
46.25000

[ LogP ]:
1.76750

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.5380 (estimate)

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
RC2625000
CHEMICAL NAME :
dl-Norephedrine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
14838-15-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
3196918
LAST UPDATED :
199701
DATA ITEMS CITED :
3
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C9-H13-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
151.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
ZY1&YQR

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
850 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
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: 85,119,1945 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X4868 No. of Facilities: 19 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 9 No. of Employees: 934 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 506 (estimated)

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