It is used as an anthelmintic for humans and farm animals against intestinal roundworms and pinworms infection
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.
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+).
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.
PIPERAZINE ADIPATE gives weakly acidic aqueous solutions. Can serve as both an oxidizing agent and as a reducing agent.
Flash point data for PIPERAZINE ADIPATE are not available; however PIPERAZINE ADIPATE is probably combustible.
Flammability and Explosibility
Non flammable
