title: Acute toxicity of amine-boranes and related derivatives in mice.
abstract: Three boron derivatives, i.e. trimethylamine-carbomethoxyborane, tetrakis-mu-(trimethylamine-boranecarboxylato)-bis(trimethylamine- carboxyborane)-dicopper(II), and N,N-dimethyl-n-octadecylamine borane were evaluated for acute toxicity in male mice, at 1, 2 or 5 x their therapeutic dose in rodents for pharmacological activity. Based on organ weights, clinical chemistry, hematopoietic parameters and tissue morphology, the trimethylamine-carbomethoxyborane was shown to be free of toxicity. The dicopper(II) complex and N,N-dimethyl-n-octadecylamine borane demonstrated slight toxicity with marginal disturbance in hepatic and kidney morphology. The dicopper(II) complex may cause marginal myocardial damage and the N,N-dimethyl-n-octadecylamine borane caused elevations in cholic acid. All three derivatives demonstrated reductions in hematocrit.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Spielvogel
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Docks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds