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CAS No.: | 116-38-1 |
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Name: | Edrophonium chloride |
Molecular Structure: | |
Formula: | C10H16 N O . Cl |
Molecular Weight: | 201.696 |
Synonyms: | Ammonium,ethyl(m-hydroxyphenyl)dimethyl-, chloride (8CI); Benzenaminium,N-ethyl-3-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride (9CI);Ethyl(m-hydroxyphenyl)dimethylammonium chloride (6CI,7CI); Antirex;Dimethylethyl(3-hydroxyphenyl)ammonium chloride; Edrophonium chloride; Enlon;Ethyl(3-hydroxyphenyl)dimethylammonium chloride; Reversol; Tensilon; Tensilon chloride |
EINECS: | 204-138-4 |
Density: | g/cm3 |
Melting Point: | 162-163 °C (decomp) |
Boiling Point: | °Cat760mmHg |
Flash Point: | °C |
Solubility: | Soluble in water (50mg/ml) |
Appearance: | White powder |
Safety: | Poison by subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl−, NH3, and NOx. See also CHLORIDES. |
PSA: | 20.23000 |
LogP: | -1.01700 |
Conditions | Yield |
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With sodium hydrogencarbonate In dichloromethane; acetonitrile at 70 - 80℃; |
IUPAC Name: Ethyl-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-dimethylazanium chloride
The MF of Edrophonium chloride (CAS NO.116-38-1) is C10H16ClNO.
The MW of Edrophonium chloride (CAS NO.116-38-1) is 201.69.
Synonyms of Edrophonium chloride (CAS NO.116-38-1): Antirex ; Dimethylethyl(M-hydroxyphenyl)-ammoniuchloride ; Ethyl(M-hydroxyphenyl)dimethyl-ammoniuchloride ; N-ethyl-3-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-benzenaminiuchloride ; Tensilon ; Ethyl(3-hydroxyphenyl)dimethylammonium chloride
EINECS: 204-138-4
Edrophonium chloride (CAS NO.116-38-1) prevents breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, mainly at the neuromuscular junction.It is used to differentiate myasthenic crisis from cholinergic crisis.
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3. | ivn-mus LD50:15 mg/kg | NIIRDN “Drugs in Japan. Ethical Drugs, 6th Edition 1982“ Edited by Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center. 6 (1982),133. |
Poison by subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl−, NH3, and NOx. See also CHLORIDES.Safety information of Edrophonium chloride (CAS NO.116-38-1):
WGK Germany 3
RTECS BQ5870000
Edrophonium is a readily reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. It prevents breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, mainly at the neuromuscular junction. It is sold under the trade names Tensilon, Enlon and Reversol.