OXALETHYLIN

n. O2x-a2l-e2th'il-i2n. Also written Oxalyline. Fr., oxalethyline. Ger., Oxaldthylin. A basic derivative of die thy lox amide, C,H10N2 = (CsH6)aC;,N.,. It is a transparent oily liquid, of sp. gr. 0'982, and having a narcotic odor. It boils it about 213 C., burns with a bluish flame, and is soluble in water, in alcohol, and in chloroform. It is poisonous, and acts as a powerful stimulant of the nervous apparatus of the heart, and also increases reflex excitability. [B, 3; B, 93 (a, 14); H. Schultz, "Arch!. exp. Pathol. u. Pharmak.," xiii, p. 304; xvi, p. 256 (B).] [s. 188]