4-Hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone
Agent Name
4-Hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
1-Phenyl-4-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-3-pyrazolidone; 3-Pyrazolidinone, 4-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methyl-1-phenyl-; 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-methyl-1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone; Dimezone S; 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-methyl-1-phenylpyrazolidin-3-one; [ChemIDplus]
Description
Solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Comments
Causes respiratory depression and methemoglobinemia in acute inhalation studies (unspecified mammal species); Causes somnolence, respiratory depression, ataxia, changes in recordings from peripheral motor nerve, and convulsions in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; Causes changes in liver and spleen weights and nucleated red blood cells in 12-day oral studies of rats; [RTECS] An irritant; Harmful by ingestion; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See "Phenidone."
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Other Information
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