Picloxydine

Picloxydine
Names

IUPAC name 1-N',4-N'-bis[N'-(4-chlorophenyl)carbamimidoyl]piperazine-1,4-dicarboximidamide
Identifiers
ATC code	S01AX16
CAS Registry Number	5636-92-0^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104722^N
ChemSpider	64722^N
InChI InChI=1S/C20H24Cl2N10/c21-13-1-5-15(6-2-13)27-17(23)29-19(25)31-9-11-32(12-10-31)20(26)30-18(24)28-16-7-3-14(22)4-8-16/h1-8H,9-12H2,(H4,23,25,27,29)(H4,24,26,28,30)^N Key: YNCLPFSAZFGQCD-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N InChI=1/C20H24Cl2N10/c21-13-1-5-15(6-2-13)27-17(23)29-19(25)31-9-11-32(12-10-31)20(26)30-18(24)28-16-7-3-14(22)4-8-16/h1-8H,9-12H2,(H4,23,25,27,29)(H4,24,26,28,30) Key: YNCLPFSAZFGQCD-UHFFFAOYAM
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	71663
SMILES C1CN(CCN1C(=NC(=NC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)N)N)C(=NC(=NC3=CC=C(C=C3)Cl)N)N
Properties
Chemical formula	C₂₀H₂₄Cl₂N₁₀
Molar mass	475.37756
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Picloxydine (trade name Vitabact^[1]) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used in eye drops. It is structurally similar to chlorhexidine.

References

↑ Obikili AG, Oji EO, Shonekan RO, Otti P (1988). "A double-blind comparison of picloxydine dihydrochloride (Vitabact eye drops) and sulfacetamide eye drops in the topical therapy of trachoma". Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique 65 (3–4): 119–32. PMID 3274675.

Ophthalmologicals: anti-infectives (S01A)

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