diquat
dipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium, 6,7-dihydro-
Identification
| Name | diquat |
| IUPAC | 6,7-dihydrodipyrido[1,2-b:1',2'-e]pyrazine-5,8-diium |
| CAS Number | 2764-72-9 |
| EINECS | 220-433-0 |
| FDA UNII | A9A615U4MP |
| Molecular Formula | C12 H12 N2 |
| Molecular Weight | 184.24164000 |
| Nikkaji Number | J4.415F |
Regulatory
Physical Properties
| Appearance | yellow crystalline solid (est) |
| Assay | 95.00 to 100.00 |
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
| Melting Point | 337.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est) |
| Flash Point | 32.00 °F. TCC ( 0.00 °C. ) (est) |
| logP (o/w) | -4.710 (est) |
| Soluble in | water, 70 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | oral-chicken LD50 200 mg/kg |
| Dermal Toxicity | skin-rabbit LD50 > 400 mg/kg |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | herbicides / pesticides |
| Recommendation for diquat usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for diquat flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
No supplier data available
Potential Uses
Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
9,10-
dihydro-8a,10a-diazoniaphenanthrene
9,10-
dihydro-8a,10a-diazoniaphenanthrene ion
6,7-
dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazine diylium
6,7-
dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazine-5,8-di-ium
6,7-
dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium
6,7-
dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediylium
6,7-
dihydrodipyrido[1,2-b:1',2'-e]pyrazine-5,8-diium
dipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium, 6,7-dihydro-
dipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium, 6,7-dihydro- (8CI)(9CI)
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Cloud point sample clean-up and capillary zone electrophoresis with field enhanced sample injection and micelle to solvent stacking for the analysis of herbicides in milk.
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Rapid detection of pesticides not amenable to multi-residue methods by flow injection-tandem mass spectrometry.
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Development and independent laboratory validation of a simple method for the determination of paraquat and diquat in potato, cereals and pulses.
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Rapid fluorescence determination of diquat herbicide in food grains using quantum dots as new reducing agent.
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Wheat bran protects Fischer-344 rats from diquat-induced oxidative stress by activating antioxidant system: selenium as an antioxidant.
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Modelling effects of diquat under realistic exposure patterns in genetically differentiated populations of the gastropod Lymnaea stagnalis.
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Competitive and non-competitive adsorption/desorption of paraquat, diquat and difenzoquat in vineyard-devoted soils.
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Protective effects of Forsythia suspensa extract against oxidative stress induced by diquat in rats.
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Effect of organic matter and iron oxides on quaternary herbicide sorption-desorption in vineyard-devoted soils.
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Quaternary herbicides retention by the amendment of acid soils with a bentonite-based waste from wineries.
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Supercritical fluid extraction as an on-line clean-up technique for rapid amperometric screening and alternative liquid chromatography for confirmation of paraquat and diquat in olive oil samples.
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Determination of quaternary ammonium herbicides in soils. Comparison of digestion, shaking and microwave-assisted extractions.
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Occurrence and downslope mobilization of quaternary herbicide residues in vineyard-devoted soils.
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Influence of copper on the adsorption and desorption of paraquat, diquat, and difenzoquat in vineyard acid soils.
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Simultaneous determination of the herbicides diquat and paraquat in water.
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Pathways involved in mild gastrointestinal inflammation induced by a low level exposure to a food contaminant.
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Diquat poisoning of dairy cattle by topical application.
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Chronic low-level administration of diquat increases the nociceptive response to gastric distension in rats: role of mast cells and tachykinin receptor activation.
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Chronic ingestion of a potential food contaminant induces gastrointestinal inflammation in rats: role of nitric oxide and mast cells.
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Adsorption and Interactions of Methyl Green with Montmorillonite and Sepiolite.
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Selective kinetic determination of paraquat using long-wavelength fluorescence detection.
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Determination of paraquat and diquat in low-moisture food crops using silica column cleanup and liquid chromatography with UV detection.
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Liquid chromatographic determination of paraquat and diquat in crops using a silica column with aqueous ionic mobile phase.
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Extraction of diquat with 1-butanol from biological materials.
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Gas chromatographic determination of diquat and paraquat in crops.
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Reverse-phase liquid chromatographic determination of paraquat and diquat in agricultural products.
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Gas chromatographic determination of diquat residues in potato tubers.
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Diquat and endothall: their fates in the environment.
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Determination of diquat and paraquat residues in soil by gas chromatography.
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Chromatographic parameters of the bisquaternary herbicides, paraquat and diquat.
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[Quantitative determination of Diquat in biological material].
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Displacement of diquat from clay and its phytotoxicity.
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Residues in herbage and silage and feeding experiments following the use of diquat as a desiccant.
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Tissue and milk residues arising from the ingestion of single doses of diquat and paraquat by cattle.