paraquat (CHEBI:34905)

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ChEBI Name	paraquat

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:34905

Definition	An organic cation that consists of 4,4'-bipyridine bearing two N-methyl substituents loctated at the 1- and 1'-positions.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Supplier Information	ChemicalBook:CB7512162, eMolecules:902268, ZINC000003861781

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Formula

C12H14N2

Net Charge

Average Mass

186.25304

Monoisotopic Mass

186.11460

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H14N2/c1-13-7-3-11(4-8-13)12-5-9-14(2)10-6-12/h3-10H,1-2H3/q+2

InChIKey

INFDPOAKFNIJBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C[n+]1ccc(cc1)-c1cc[n+](C)cc1

Roles Classification
Application(s):	herbicide A substance used to destroy plant pests. geroprotector Any compound that supports healthy aging, slows the biological aging process, or extends lifespan.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	paraquat (CHEBI:34905) has parent hydride 4,4'-bipyridine (CHEBI:30985) paraquat (CHEBI:34905) has role geroprotector (CHEBI:176497) paraquat (CHEBI:34905) has role herbicide (CHEBI:24527) paraquat (CHEBI:34905) is a organic cation (CHEBI:25697)

Incoming	paraquat dichloride (CHEBI:28786) has part paraquat (CHEBI:34905) paraquat dichloride hydrate (CHEBI:233354) has part paraquat (CHEBI:34905)

IUPAC Name

1,1'-dimethyl-[4,4'-bipyridin]-1,1'-diium

Synonyms	Sources
1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium	KEGG COMPOUND
1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridyldiylium	ChemIDplus
dimethyl viologen	ChemIDplus
methyl viologen ion(2+)	ChemIDplus
N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium	ChemIDplus
N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dication	ChemIDplus
Paraquat	KEGG COMPOUND
paraquat dication	ChemIDplus
paraquat ion	ChemIDplus

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Last Modified

27 October 2021