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Hexamethonium bromide

Catalog No. H0879 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 55-97-0 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
trimethyl[6-(trimethylazaniumyl)hexyl]azanium dibromide
IUPAC Traditional name
hexamethonium dibromide
Synonyms
N,N,N,N′,N′,N′-Hexamethylhexamethylenediammonium dibromide
Hexane-1,6-bis(trimethylammonium bromide)

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 3715749
MDL Number MFCD00011787
PubChem SID 24278459
EC Number 200-249-7
CAS Number 55-97-0

PROPERTIES

Gene Information human ... CHRNA1(1134), CHRNA10(57053), CHRNA2(1135), CHRNA3(1136), CHRNA4(1137), CHRNA5(1138), CHRNA6(8973), CHRNA7(1139), CHRNA9(55584), CHRNB1(1140), CHRNB2(1141), CHRNB3(1142), CHRNB4(1143)
Melting Point 282-285 °C (dec.)
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
RTECS BQ8575000
German water hazard class 2

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Preferentially blocks nicotinic receptors at autonomic ganglia; crosses blood-brain barrier only at high doses.

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