Properties
- Melting point:
- 175-176°C
- Boiling point:
- 213.59°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 1.291
- refractive index
- 1.4487 (estimate)
- storage temp.
- 2-8°C
- solubility
- ethanol: 1 mg/mL
- pka
- 12.19±0.40(Predicted)
- form
- powder
- color
- white to off-white
- Water Solubility
- Soluble in water (10 mg/ml), methanol, ethanol, 0.05 M HCl (20 mg/ml), DMSO (sparingly soluble), DMF (sparingly soluble), and PBS (pH 7.2) (10 mg/ml).
- Merck
- 13,6336
- BRN
- 1618960
- Stability:
- Hygroscopic, Store in Freezer at -20°C
Safety Information
- Symbol(GHS)
GHS06
- Signal word
- Danger
- Hazard statements
- H300-H336
- Precautionary statements
- P261-P264-P270-P271-P301+P310-P304+P340+P312
- Hazard Codes
- T
- Risk Statements
- 25
- Safety Statements
- 22-36/37/39-45
- RIDADR
- UN 1544 6.1/PG 2
- WGK Germany
- 3
- RTECS
- NY3345000
- F
- 3-10
- TSCA
- Yes
- HazardClass
- 6.1(a)
- PackingGroup
- II
- HS Code
- 29349990
- Toxicity
- LD50 in mice (mg/kg): 3.8 s.c., 2.5 i.p.; in rats (mg/kg): 4.5 i.v., 45 orally (Theobald)
Use
Muscimol is a toxic alkaloid of poisonousmushroom species, producing neurologicaction. It is a potent depressant of thecentral nervous system. The adverse healtheffects from its ingestion include sleep,hallucination, distorted perceptions, andvomiting.LD50 value, oral (mice): 17 mg/kgLD50 value, intraperitoneal (mice): 2.5 mg/kg.