Isometamidium chloride

Isometamidium chloride

Clinical data
ATCvet code	QP51AX19 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-[N'-[(3-amino-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-8-phenanthridin-5-iumyl)imino]hydrazino]benzamidine chloride
CAS Number	34301-55-8
PubChem (CID)	92295
ChemSpider	83326
UNII	7NH28I651F
ECHA InfoCard	100.047.191
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C28H26ClN7
Molar mass	496.01 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES [Cl-].[N@H]=C(N)c1cc(ccc1)N/N=N/c4ccc3c2ccc(N)cc2[n+](c(c3c4)c5ccccc5)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C28H25N7.ClH/c1-2-35-26-16-20(29)11-13-24(26)23-14-12-22(17-25(23)27(35)18-7-4-3-5-8-18)33-34-32-21-10-6-9-19(15-21)28(30)31;/h3-17,29H,2H2,1H3,(H4,30,31,32,33);1H Key:QNZJTSGALAVCLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isometamidium chloride is a trypanocidal agent used in veterinary medicine.^[1][2]

References

1. D. D. Whitelaw; I. R. Bell; P. H. Holmes; S. K. Moloo; H. Hirumi; G. M. Urquhart; M. Murray (1986). "Isometamidium chloride prophylaxis against Trypanosoma congolense challenge and the development of immune responses in Boran cattle". Veterinary Record. 118: 722–726. doi:10.1136/vr.118.26.722.
2. A. S. Peregrine; O. Ogunyemi; D. D. Whitelaw; P. H. Holmes; S. K. Moloo; H. Hirumi; G. M. Urquhart; M. Murray (April 1988). "Factors influencing the duration of isometamidiumchloride (samorin) prophylaxis against experimental challenge with metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense". Veterinary Parasitology. 28 (1–2): 53–64. doi:10.1016/0304-4017(88)90018-0.