Hexamethonium bromide

Description

Hexamethonium bromide · CAS 55-97-0 · C12H30Br2N2. UNII 8J77X3S603.

Identification

Computed Descriptors

Physical description & handling notes

• Liquid

Regulatory Status

GHS Hazard Classification

Documented Uses

• Processing aids not otherwise specified
• All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
• 1,6-Hexanediaminium, N1,N1,N1,N6,N6,N6-hexamethyl-, bromide (1:2): ACTIVE
• Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS.
• Agents having as their major action the interruption of neural transmission at nicotinic receptors on postganglionic autonomic neurons. Because their actions are so broad, including blocking of sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, their therapeutic use has been largely supplanted by more specific drugs. They may still be used in the control of blood pressure in patients with acute dissecting aortic aneurysm and for the induction of hypotension in surgery.
• Drugs that bind to nicotinic cholinergic receptors (RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC) and block the actions of acetylcholine or cholinergic agonists. Nicotinic antagonists block synaptic transmission at autonomic ganglia, the skeletal neuromuscular junction, and at central nervous system nicotinic synapses.

Synonyms

HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE; 55-97-0; Bistrium bromide; Bromuro de hexametonio; Bromure d'hexamethonium; Esametonio bromuro; Hexamethonii bromidum; 1,6-Hexanediaminium, N,N,N,N',N',N'-hexamethyl-, dibromide; HEXAMETHONE BROMIDE; 8J77X3S603; NSC-163965; alpha, omega-Bis(trimethyl ammonium)hexane dibromide; DTXSID50883229; NSC163965; Bromide, Hexamethonium; hexamAthonium (cation)

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the CAS number and molecular formula of Hexamethonium bromide?

CAS 55-97-0; molecular formula C12H30Br2N2; molecular weight — g/mol.

What other names is Hexamethonium bromide known by?

HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE, 55-97-0, Bistrium bromide, Bromuro de hexametonio, Bromure d'hexamethonium, Esametonio bromuro.

Is Hexamethonium bromide classified as hazardous?

88.9% of GHS notifications report no hazard classification (8 of 9).

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