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HLö 7, (pyridinium, 1-[[[4-(aminoarbonyl)pyridinio]methoxy]methyl]-2,4-bis-[(hydroxyimino)methyl] diiodide) has been shown to be efficacious in soman poisoning of mice, even in the absence of atropine. To assess possible risks involved in the administration of HLö 7 its degradation products were analyzed at pH 2.5 and pH 7.4, respectively. At pH 2.5, where HLö 7 in aqueous solution was assumed to possess maximal stability, the predicted shelf life (10% decomposition) was about 8 years for 10 mM solutions at 8° C. The apparent energy of activation was 117 kJ/mol. At pH 2.5, attack on the aminal-acetal bond predominated with formation of pyridine-2,4-dialdoxime, 2-cyanopyridine-4-aldoxime, isonicotinamide, and formaldehyde. At pH 7.4, primary attack on the 2-aldoxime group resulted in formation of an intermediate 2-cyano-4-aldoxime derivative which mainly decomposed into cyanide and the corresponding 2-pyridinone, 1-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)-pyridinio] methoxy]methyl]-4-[(hydroxyimino)methyl] diiodide. In addition, liberated cyanide reacted with the intermediate 2-cyano-4-aldoxime derivative with formation of 2-pyridinone, 1-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)-pyridinio]-methoxy] methyl]-6-cyano-4-[(hydroxyimino)methyl] diiodide. This cyanide sequestering pathway became significant only at high concentrations (10 mM) of HLö 7, and was marginal at 1 mM HLö 7.
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Eyer, P., Ladstetter, B., Schäfer, W. et al. Studies on the stability and decomposition of the Hagedorn-oxime HLö 7 in aqueous solution. Arch Toxicol 63, 59–67 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334636
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