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Decamethonium bromide

crystalline

Synonym(s):

Decamethylene bis(trimethylammonium bromide), Decane-1,10-bis(trimethylammonium bromide)

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3N(Br)(CH2)10N(Br)(CH3)3
CAS Number:
541-22-0
Molecular Weight:
418.29
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24277833
EC Number:
208-772-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3728288
MDL number:
MFCD00011779

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Product Name

Decamethonium bromide, crystalline

InChI

1S/C16H38N2.2BrH/c1-17(2,3)15-13-11-9-7-8-10-12-14-16-18(4,5)6;;/h7-16H2,1-6H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI key

HLXQFVXURMXRPU-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES string

[Br-].[Br-].C[N+](C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C

form

crystalline

color

off-white

mp

263-267 °C (lit.)

originator

GlaxoSmithKline

Quality Level

200

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), CHRND(1144), CHRNE(1145), CHRNG(1146)

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Application

Decamethonium bromide has been used to induce paralysis in duck embryo.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Decamethonium serves as a muscle relaxant and is also a neuromuscular blocking agent. It has a molecular weight of 258.4.
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist and neuromuscular blocking agent; depolarizes striated muscles and blocks their activity.

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This compound was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

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GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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BCCM5891
BCBW5276
BCBW3389
BCBM2489V
BCBM2489

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