Toxicology
Pthalamide is an amide.
Low toxicity to mammals (Zhou et al., 2017).
Amides/imides react with azo and diazo compounds to generate toxic gases (National Center for Biotechnology Information 2018).
Amides are very weak bases (National Center for Biotechnology Information 2018)
It is an irritant of the skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and respiratory tract.
In high concentrations it causes narcosis (numbs pain and induces sleep).
References
- National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database; CID=6956, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6956 (accessed June 29, 2018).
- Zhou S, Zhou S, Xie Y, Jin . . .
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