Properties: Crystals, mp 79-82°, decompn starting at 70°. bp10 92-93°. Slight ethereal or aromatic odor and taste. Sol in 40 parts water at 40°; sol in alcohol, ether, benzene, warm petr ether; very sol in amylene hydrate. The aq and alcoholic solns dec on exposure to light; in aq soln dibromoacetaldehyde and HBr are formed, both of which are strongly irritant. Protect from light. LD50 orally in rats: 1.09 g/kg (Burtner, Lehmann).
Melting point: mp 79-82°
Boiling point: bp10 92-93°
Toxicity data: LD50 orally in rats: 1.09 g/kg (Burtner, Lehmann)
Derivative Type: Solution in amylene hydrate
Additional Names: Bromethol
Trademarks: Avertin (Winthrop)
Therap-Cat: Has been used as a basal anesthetic.
Therap-Cat-Vet: Has been used as a general anesthetic and narcotic.
Status: This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.
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