Chemical Properties
white crystals or powder
Uses
It is used as an anthelmintic for humans and farm animals against intestinal roundworms and pinworms infection
Uses
Piperazine Adipate is used as an anthelmintic agent. Derivatives of piperazine are widely used in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and chemical fields. Piperazine derivatives are known to have high antiserotonin potency, antimicrobial activity, and potential anticancer activity in humans.
Definition
ChEBI: Piperazine adipate is a piperazinium salt obtained by combining equimolar amounts of piperazine and adipic acid. It has a role as an anthelminthic drug and an antinematodal drug. It contains an adipate(2-) and a piperazinium(2+).
General Description
Odorless white crystalline powder or solid. Slightly acid taste. Melting point 256-257°C. Dissolves slowly. pH (0.2-0.01 molar aqueous solutions) 5.45. pH (5% solution) 5 - 6.
Air & Water Reactions
Water soluble.
Reactivity Profile
PIPERAZINE ADIPATE gives weakly acidic aqueous solutions. Can serve as both an oxidizing agent and as a reducing agent.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for PIPERAZINE ADIPATE are not available; however PIPERAZINE ADIPATE is probably combustible.
Flammability and Explosibility
Non flammable
