Dithiazanine iodide
Agent Name
Dithiazanine iodide
CAS Number
514-73-8
Formula
C23-H23-N2-S2.I
Major Category
Dyes
Synonyms
(2-Bis(3-ethylbenzothiazolyl))pentamethine cyanine iodide; 3,3'-Diethyl-2,2'-thiadicarbocyanine iodide; 3,3'-Diethyldithiacarbodicyanine iodide; 3,3'-Diethylpentamethinethiacyanine iodide; 3,3'-Diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide; 3-Ethyl-2-(5-(3-ethyl-2-(3H)-benzothiazolylidene)-1,3-pentadienyl)benzothiazolium iodide; 3-Ethyl-2-(5-(3-ethyl-2-benzothiazolinylidene)-1,3-pentadienyl)benzothiazolium iodide; Abminthic; Anelmid; Anguifugan; Benzothiazolium, 3-ethyl-2-(5-(3-ethyl-2(3H)-benzothiazolylidene)-1,3-pentadienyl)-, iodide; Compound 01748; DEJO; DQOCI; Delvex; Deselmine; Diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide; Dilombrin; Dilombrine; Dithiazanini iodidum [INN-Latin]; Dithiazine; Dithiazinine; Dizan; Eastman 7663; Iodure de dithiazanine [INN-French]; Ioduro de ditiazanina [INN-Spanish]; L-01748; NK 136; Nectocyd; Netocyd; Omni-Passin; Ossiurene (AMSA, Italy); Partel; Telmicid; Telmid; Telmide; Vercidon; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Carbocyanine Dyes
Description
Dark greenish or blue violet solid; [HSDB] Powder; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a fluorescent dye and formerly as an anthelmintic; [ChemIDplus] Used as a sensitizer for photographic emulsions and anthelmintic (nematodes); [Merck Index] Used as insecticide; [CAMEO]
Comments
Slight blue conjunctiva discoloration and swelling reported in two employees occupationally exposed to dust; Symptoms cleared in ten days after removal from job; Oral LD50 (rat) = 165-192 mg/kg; [HSDB] A skin, eye, nose, and lung irritant; [FAHG] A skin and strong eye irritant; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Restricted
Not registered for use as pesticide in the US; [CAMEO]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
TLV (ACGIH)
0.01 ppm, inhalable fraction and vapor (iodides)
NFPA
must be preheated
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: