(R)-(-)-Phenylephrine
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
59-42-7
[ Name ]:
(R)-(-)-Phenylephrine
[Synonym ]:
Neophryn
Mydfrin
Mesatone
Mesaton
Phenylephrine
Nostril
EINECS 200-424-8
MFCD00044749
Mezaton
Adrianol
Isophrin
Prefrin
(R)-(-)-Phenylephrine
Biological Activity
[Description]:
[Related Catalog]:
[In Vitro]
[In Vivo]
[Animal admin]
[References]
[Related Small Molecules]
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.159 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
341.1ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
171°C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C9H13NO2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
167.20500
[ Flash Point ]:
163.4ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
167.09500
[ PSA ]:
52.49000
[ LogP ]:
1.03590
[ Index of Refraction ]:
-55.5 ° (C=5, 1mol/L HCl)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- DO7175000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Benzyl alcohol, m-hydroxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)-, (-)-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 59-42-7
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199706
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 12
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C9-H13-N-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 167.23
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- QR CYQ1M1 -L
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Ocular
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - woman
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 188 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
- REFERENCE :
- ANESAV Anesthesiology. (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740) V.1- 1940- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,187,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Ocular
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - infant
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5500 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
- REFERENCE :
- ANESAV Anesthesiology. (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740) V.1- 1940- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,187,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 350 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- 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: 180,155,1969
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 28 mg/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: 85,119,1945
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraduodenal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 65 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- 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: 180,155,1969
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 60 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Cardiac - 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: 160,22,1968
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 875 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,46,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 38 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP Skin and Appendages - hair
- REFERENCE :
- APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,474,1976 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- DOSE :
- 20 ug/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 16 week(s) after conception
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
- REFERENCE :
- AJOGAH American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (C.V. Mosby Co., 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146) V.1- 1920- Volume(issue)/page/year: 143,170,1982
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- DOSE :
- 40 ug/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 16 week(s) after conception
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - blood and lymphatic systems (including spleen and marrow)
- REFERENCE :
- AJOGAH American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (C.V. Mosby Co., 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146) V.1- 1920- Volume(issue)/page/year: 143,170,1982 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80598 No. of Facilities: 97 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 183 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80598 No. of Facilities: 147 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 6641 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 5606 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36-S45
[ RTECS ]:
DO7175000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
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