ASPIRIN, PHENACETIN, and CAFFEINE cas no:8003-03-0

NameASPIRIN, PHENACETIN, and CAFFEINE
CAS8003-03-0
SynonymsMIXTUREOFASPIRIN,PHENACETINANDCAFFEINE
Molecular FormulaC₁₀H₁₃NO₂•C₉H₈O₄•C₈H₁₀N₄O₂
Molecular Weight553.63

Appearancewhite powder

Safety

Moderately toxic by ingestion. Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. See also CAFFEINE, p-ACETOPHENETIDIDE. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NO_x.

1.		ipr-mus LD50:44 mg/kg		PCJOAU    Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation). Translation of KHFZAN. 15 (1981),139.
2.		orl-rat LD50:1420 mg/kg		NCIMR*    Progress Report Submitted to the National Cancer Institute by Mason Research Institute. (Worcester, MA) NIH-71-E-2144 .