4684. Hexafluorenium Bromide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 317-52-2
N,N′-Di-9H-fluoren-9-yl-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediaminium dibromide; hexamethylenebis[9-fluorenyldimethylammonium bromide]; hexamethylenebis(dimethyl-9-fluorenylammonium bromide); Mylaxen.
C36H42Br2N2; mol wt 662.54.
C 65.26%, H 6.39%, Br 24.12%, N 4.23%.

Description and references

Neuromuscular blocking agent with pseudocholinesterase inhibitory activity. Prepn: Cavallito et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 76, 1862 (1954); Cavallito, Gray, US 2783237 (1957 to Irwin, Neisler). Clinical trial for prolongation of succinylcholine muscular block: L. F. Walts et al., Anesthesiology 33, 503 (1970). Review: R. M. Britton, M. Figueroa, Anesth. Analg. 52, 100-105 (1973).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from n-propanol, mp 188-189°.

Therapeutic Category

Succinylcholine synergist.

Keywords

Succinylcholine Synergist