Paraquat dichloride hydrate

• CAT Number: R069586
• CAS Number: 75365-73-0
• Molecular Formula: C12H16Cl2N2O
• Molecular Weight: 275.173
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 1.1-Dimethyl-4.4-bipyridinium dichloride
• Storage: RT
• IUPAC Name: 1-methyl-4-(1-methylpyridin-1-ium-4-yl)pyridin-1-ium;dichloride;hydrate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C12H14N2.2ClH.H2O/c1-13-7-3-11(4-8-13)12-5-9-14(2)10-6-12;;;/h3-10H,1-2H3;2*1H;1H2/q+2;;;/p-2
• InChIKey: RLGVBTFWTZJYIL-UHFFFAOYSA-L
• SMILES: C[N+]1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=[N+](C=C2)C.O.[Cl-].[Cl-]

Paraquat dichloride hydrate (CAS 75365-73-0) is used in an assay for homocysteine.

Reference

1.Gabriel, Jane Eyre, et al. "The compound paraquat dichloride hydrate significantly affects the in vitro growth rate of a Chromobacterium violaceum wild type strain." Revista de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas 1.1 (2020): 54-57.