pyridoxal
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
66-72-8
[ Name ]:
pyridoxal
[Synonym ]:
3-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-methylol-isonicotinaldehyde
3-Hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylisonicotinaldehyde
3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridine-4-carbaldehyde
PYRIDOXALDEHYDE
2-Methyl-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine-4-carbaldehyde
Pyridoxal
3-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine-4-carbaldehyde
3-Hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-4-pyridinecarbaldehyde
PYRIDOXALE
pyridoxal aldehyde
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.36 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
412.8ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C8H9NO3
[ Molecular Weight ]:
167.16200
[ Exact Mass ]:
167.05800
[ PSA ]:
70.42000
[ LogP ]:
0.40040
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.639
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- UV1200600
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Pyridoxal
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 66-72-8
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0383768
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199709
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 4
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C8-H9-N-O3
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 167.18
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 540 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy) Behavioral - irritability
- REFERENCE :
- THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris, France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,539,1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1120 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy) Behavioral - irritability
- REFERENCE :
- THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris, France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,539,1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 480 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy) Behavioral - irritability
- REFERENCE :
- THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris, France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,539,1970 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X9714 No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 522 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 261 (estimated)