12-04713. Hexacarbacholine Bromide [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 306-41-2
N,N,N,N′,N′,N′-Hexamethyl-4,13-dioxo-3,14-dioxa-5,12-diazahexadecane-1,16-diaminium dibromide; 2,2′-[1,6-hexanediylbis(iminocarbonyloxy)]bis[N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium] dibromide; choline bromide hexamethylenedicarbamate; hexamethylenedicarbamic acid choline bromide diester; hexamethylene-1,6-bis(carbamoylcholine bromide); N,N′-hexamethylenebis[(2-carbamoyloxyethyl)trimethylammonium bromide]; BC-16; Imbretil.
C18H40Br2N4O4; mol wt 536.34.
C 40.31%, H 7.52%, Br 29.80%, N 10.45%, O 11.93%.

Description and references

Prepn: Schmied et al., AT 185371 (1956); DE 1021842 (1958 to Oesterreichische Stickstoffwerke).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from ethanol, mp 174-176°.

Therapeutic Category

Muscle relaxant (skeletal).

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.