3266. Diminazene Aceturate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 908-54-3
N-Acetylglycine compd with 4,4′-(1-triazene-1,3-diyl)bis(benzenecarboximidamide) (2:1); N-acetylglycine compd with 4,4′-(diazoamino)dibenzamidine; diminazene diaceturate; 4,4′-(diazoamino)dibenzamidine diaceturate; 1,3-bis(p-amidinophenyl)triazene bis(N-acetylglycinate); 1,3-bis[4-guanylphenyl]triazene diaceturate; 4,4′-diamidinodiazoaminobenzene diaceturate; p,p′-diguanyldiazoaminobenzene diaceturate; Berenil (Intervet).
C22H29N9O6; mol wt 515.52.
C 51.26%, H 5.67%, N 24.45%, O 18.62%.

Description and references

Prepn: Brodersen et al., US 2838485 (1958 to Hoechst); Stavrovskaya, Drusvyatskaya, C.A. 59, 15199a (1963). Mode of action: Festy et al., C. R. Seances Acad. Sci. Ser. D 271, 730 (1970). Chemotherapeutic characteristics: Schmulevich et al., Veterinariya (Moscow) 38, 23 (1961), C.A. 56, 13512b (1962). Review: Newton in Antibiotics vol. 3, J. W. Corcoran, F. E. Hahn, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, New York, 1975) pp 34-47.

Chemical structure

Properties

Yellow solid, dec 217°. Sol in 14 parts water (20°); slightly sol in alcohol; very slightly sol in ether, chloroform.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Antiprotozoal (Trypanosoma, Babesia).