Physical data
Appearance: white crystalline powder
Melting point: 76 C
Boiling point: 276 C
Vapour density:
Vapour pressure:
Specific gravity: 1.034
Flash point:
Explosion limits:
Autoignition temperature:
Stability
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, many
metal ions. Readily forms chelates.
Toxicology
Harmful by ingestion, inhalation and through skin contact. CNS
stimulant. There is evidence that this material can cause cancer in
laboratory animals. May act as a mutagen in humans. May act as an
irritant.
Toxicity data
(The meaning of any toxicological abbreviations which appear in this
section is given here.)
ORL-RAT LD50 1200 mg kg-1
ORL-MUS LD50 20000 mg kg-1
IPR-MUS LD50 43 mg kg-1
SCU-MUS LD50 84 mg kg-1
UNR-MAM LD50 1000 mg kg-1
It is an antiseptic with mild fungistatic, bacteriostatic,
anthelmintic, and amebicidal action. It is also used as a reagent and
metal chelator, as a carrier for radio-indium for diagnostic purposes,
and its halogenated derivatives are used in addition as topical
anti-infective agents and oral antiamebics.
You can also visit the following sites :
http://www.chemicalland21.com/arokorhi/lifescience/phar/8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE
SULFATE.htm
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=21372
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