COMMERCIAL PRODUCT NAME 

:

PRALIDOXIME IODIDE (INT.P.)

PRODUCT NO.

:

SAL 009 

C.A.S. NUMBER

:

[94-63-3]

STRUCTURE

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MOLECULAR FORMULA

:

C 7 H 9 IN 2 O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

:

264.1

EINECS NUMBER

:

202-349-6

CHEMICAL NAME

:

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

SPECIFICATIONS

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*Description

:

Yellow granular powder or a crystalline powder,
odourless, taste slight

Solubility

:

Soluble in water. Practically insoluble in Benzene & in Ethanol (95%).

Melting Point °C

:

About 220°C with decomposition

Identification

:

Test A-UV Absorption complies as per Int.P.
Test B- Complies as per Int.P.
Test C -Complies as per Int.P.

Clarity & colour of solution

:

Complies as per Int.P.

2-Pyridine-Aldoxime

:

Complies as per Int.P.

Loss on drying % W/W

:

NMT 0.5

Residue on ignition % W/W

:

NMT 0.1

Assay % W/W (On dry basis)

:

98 – 101 (As per Int.P).
99 – 101 (Dishman’s specs.) .

Additional Test

:

U.V. absorption test at 420 nm (2.5% W/V soln. in water)

:

O.D. NMT 0.05

APPLICATION

:

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

STORAGE

:

In air-tight containers.

STANDARD PACKAGING

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