Sodium nitroprusside dihydrate
Agent Name
Sodium nitroprusside dihydrate
CAS Number
13755-38-9
Formula
C5-Fe-N6-O.2Na.2H2-O
Major Category
Other Uses
Synonyms
Disodium nitroprusside dihydrate; Disodium pentacyanonitrosylferrate(2-) dihydrate; Sodium nitroferricyanide dihydrate; Sodium nitroprussiate dihydrate; Sodium nitrosylpentacyanoferrate(III) dihydrate; Ferrate(2-), pentacyanonitrosyl-, disodium, dihydrate; Ferrate(2-), pentakis(cyano-C)nitrosyl-, disodium, dihydrate, (OC-6-22)-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Biochemical Research
Description
Transparent ruby-red solid with almost no odor; [Merck Index] Hygroscopic solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a reagent for the detection of many organic and inorganic compounds and as an antihypertensive drug; [Merck Index] "In physiology research, sodium nitroprusside is frequently used to test endothelium-independent vasodilation. . . . Sodium nitroprusside is also used in the presence of buffers as a reagent for ketone strips, which test the ketone levels in the urine of a diabetic. Colour change on the strip indicates the relative concentration of ketones." [Wikipedia]
Comments
Causes excitement, respiratory stimulation, and nausea or vomiting in subcutaneous lethal-dose studies of mammals, frogs, and pigeons; Human ingestion of 180 mg/kg causes other cardiac changes, acute pulmonary edema, and stomach ulceration; [RTECS] May cause irritation; Toxic by ingestion; May cause cyanosis; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See "Sodium nitroprusside." See "Sodium thiocyanate."
Biomedical References
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
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