DIQUAT DICHLORIDE cas no:4032-26-2

NameDIQUAT DICHLORIDE
CAS4032-26-2
Synonyms9,10-dihydro-8a,10a-diazoniaphenanthrene dichloride;6,7-dihydrodipyrido[1,2-a:2',1'-c]pyrazinediium dichloride
EINECS(EC#)223-714-6 [2]
Molecular FormulaC12H12N2 . 2Cl
Molecular Weight255.1431

Safety

Poison by ingestion, intravenous, and subcutaneous routes. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of NO_x and Cl⁻.

Organism	Test Type	Route	Reported Dose (Normalized Dose)	Effect	Source
monkey	LDLo	oral	100mg/kg (100mg/kg)	BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA" GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING	Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 51, Pg. 277, 1979.
mouse	LD50	intravenous	180mg/kg (180mg/kg)		U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. Vol. NX#00223,
rat	LC	inhalation	> 23mg/m3/30M (23mg/m3)		British Journal of Industrial Medicine. Vol. 25, Pg. 304, 1968.
rat	LD50	subcutaneous	10mg/kg (10mg/kg)	SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: MYDRIASIS (PUPILLARY DILATION): EYE BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA	British Journal of Industrial Medicine. Vol. 27, Pg. 51, 1970.