Isometamidium chloride

Isometamidium chloride is a triazene trypanocidal agent used in veterinary medicine.^[1][2]

Isometamidium chloride

Clinical data
ATCvet code	QP51DX04 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-[N'-[(3-amino-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-8-phenanthridin-5-iumyl)imino]hydrazino]benzamidine chloride
CAS Number	34301-55-8
PubChem CID	92295
ChemSpider	83326
UNII	7NH28I651F
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10955855
ECHA InfoCard	100.047.191
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C28H26ClN7
Molar mass	496.02 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES [Cl-].[N@H]=C(N)c1cc(ccc1)N/N=N/c4ccc3c2ccc(N)cc2[n+](c(c3c4)c5ccccc5)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C28H25N7.ClH/c1-2-35-26-16-20(29)11-13-24(26)23-14-12-22(17-25(23)27(35)18-7-4-3-5-8-18)33-34-32-21-10-6-9-19(15-21)28(30)31;/h3-17,29H,2H2,1H3,(H4,30,31,32,33);1H Key:QNZJTSGALAVCLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

It consists of a single ethidium bromide like subunit linked to a fragment of the diminazene molecule.^{[citation needed]}

Resistance

The Gibe River Valley in southwest Ethiopia showed universal resistance between July 1989 and February 1993.^[3] This likely indicates a permanent loss of function in this area against the tested target, T. congolense isolated from Boran cattle.^[3]