8284. Rubidium Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7791-11-9
Rubinorm (IFI).
ClRb; mol wt 120.92.
Cl 29.32%, Rb 70.68%.
RbCl.

Description and references

Causes shock-induced aggression in rats: B. S. Eichelman, Psychopharmacol. Bull. 9, 21 (1973). Biochemical, behavioral and metabolic studies in humans: R. R. Fieve et al., Am. J. Psychiatry 130, 55 (1973). Clinical evaluations in depression: C. Paschalis et al., J. R. Soc. Med. 71, 343 (1978); G. Placidi et al., J. Clin. Psychopharmacol. 8, 184 (1988).

Properties

White, crystalline powder. d 2.76. mp 715°. bp 1390°. One gram dissolves in 1 ml cold, 0.7 ml boiling water, 90 ml methanol, 1650 ml alc. The aq soln is neutral.

Use

As catalyst; as gasoline octane number improver.

Therapeutic Category

Antidepressant.

Keywords

Antidepressant