COMMERCIAL PRODUCT NAME 

:

PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE USP ’2 4

PRODUCT NO. 

:

SAL 010 

C.A.S. NUMBER

:

[51-15-0]

STRUCTURE

MOLECULAR FORMULA

:

C7H9ClN2O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

:

172.61

EINECS NUMBER

:

200-080-9

CHEMICAL NAME

:

2-[(Hydroxy-Imino)methyl]-1-methyl pyridinium chloride.

SPECIFICATIONS 

Description

:

White to pale yellow crystalline powder, is odourless & is stable in air. 

*Solubility

:

Freely soluble in water. 

Identification

:

Test A-I.R.complies as per USP ’24
Test B-Complies as per USP ’24
Test C-Complies as per USP ’2 4

Melting Range oC

:

215 – 225 (with decomposition)

Loss on drying % W/W

:

NMT 2.0

Residue on Ignition % W/W

:

NMT 0.5

Heavy Metals %

:

NMT 0.002

Chloride content % W/W (On dry basis)

:

 20.2- 20.8

Assay % W/W (by H.P.L.C.)

:

 97 - 102

APPLICATION

:

Cholinesterase reactivator, Antidote (Nerve gases and cholinesterase inhibitor type insecticides).

STORAGE

:

In well closed containers. 

STANDARD PACKAGING

:

In plastic containers 1 Kg/5 Kgs/25 Kgs.