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pentamethonium

pentamethonium structure

CAS No:
2365-25-5
Formula:
C11H28N2+2
Chemical Name:
pentamethonium
Synonyms:
Pentamethylenebis(trimethylaminium);N,N'-(Pentamethylene)bis(trimethylaminium);N,N'-(1,5-Pentanediyl)bis(trimethylaminium);N,N,N,N',N',N'-Hexamethyl-1,5-pentanediaminium
Categories:
Organic Chemistry > Amides

Description

Pentamethonium is a quarternary ammonium cation that is cadaverine in which the terminal amino hydrogens are substituted methyl groups. Its bromide and iodide salt exhibits ganglionic blocking activity and used in the treatment of hypertension. It has a role as an antihypertensive agent and a vasodilator agent. It derives from a cadaverine.

pentamethonium Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

188.359

Exact Mass：

188.225

UNII：

521DS2D2HB

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID30178322

HScode：

2923900090

Characteristics

PSA：

XLogP3：

1.4

Drug Information

MeSH Entry Terms：

pentamethonium

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:188.35
XLogP3:1.4
Rotatable Bond Count:6
Exact Mass:188.225248902
Monoisotopic Mass:188.225248902
Heavy Atom Count:13
Formal Charge:2
Complexity:112
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes