TETRAMISOLE HYDROCHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 5036-02-2 (Base)
5086-74-8 (Hydrochloride)

TETRAMISOLE
EINECS NO. 225-729-3, 225-799-5
FORMULA C11H12N2S·HCl
MOL WT. 240.75

H.S. CODE

  

TOXICITY
 
SYNONYMS Tetramisol, clorhidrato; Tétramisole, chlorhydrate;
DL-2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole hydrochloride;

CLASSIFICATION

  

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to off-white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 266 - 267 C
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

 
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH

 
VAPOR DENSITY

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

NFPA RATINGS

  

AUTOIGNITION

 
FLASH POINT

 
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions.

APPLICATIONS
Tetramisole hydrochloride is used as an anthelmintic in the treatment of many nematodes particularly in veterinary applications. Tetramisole is a racemic mixture. The levo-form, levamisole is more active.

Anthelmintic (also spelled  anthelminthic) is a chemical substance used to expel or destroy tapeworms in domestic animals. Some common anthelmintic active ingredients classified by chemical structure include;

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SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY

98.5 - 101.0%

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

SULFATED ASH

0.1% max

LOSS ON DRYING

0.5% max

CHLORIDE

0.1% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 22-36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 26-36

PRICE INFORMATION