NAME :- DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE CITRATE
IUPAC NAME :- N,N-diethyl-4-methylpiperazine-1-carboxamide
CAS NO. :- 1642-54-2
FORMULA :- C16H29N3O8
SYNONYMS :- loxuran;caritrol;filazine;franozan;hetrazan;Dirocide;Longicid;franocide;Ditrazine;NSC 80513
APPLICATION :- Used as an anthelmintic.
DESCRIPTION :- An anthelmintic used primarily as the citrate in the treatment of filariasis, particularly infestations with Wucheria bancrofti or Loa loa. This compound belongs to the piperazine carboxamides. These are heterocyclic compounds containing a piperazine ring substituted by one or more carboxamide group.