FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: paraquat dichloride
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General Information
Name
paraquat dichloride
FlyBase ID
FBch0001157
ChEBI Name
paraquat dichloride
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:28786
PubChem Name
Paraquat dichloride
PubChem ID
CID:15938
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of paraquat dichloride
paraquat dichloride
InChIKey

FIKAKWIAUPDISJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Paraquat dichloride is an organic chloride salt. It has a role as a herbicide and a photosystem-I inhibitor. It contains a paraquat.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (27)
Synonyms
1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-dipyridylium dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-)
1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dichloride
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,1'-dimethyl-[4,4'-bipyridin]-1,1'-diium dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-)
1910-42-5
(PubChem, 2019-)
4,4'-Dimethyldipyridyl dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
4,4'-dimethyldipyridyl dichloride
(PubChem, 2019-)
Esgram
(PubChem, 2019-)
Gramixel
(PubChem, 2019-)
Gramoxone
(PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl viologen
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl viologen dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
N,N'-Dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-)
N,N'-Dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridylium dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Paraquat dichloride
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Paraquat dichloride hydrate
(Zhu et al., 2022)
Paraquat-dichloride
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:15938
(PubChem, 2019-)
esgram
(PubChem, 2019-)
gramixel
(PubChem, 2019-)
gramoxone
(PubChem, 2019-)
methyl viologen
(PubChem, 2019-, Parkhitko et al., 2016, Clancy et al., 2001)
methyl viologen dichloride
(Rahmani et al., 2022, PubChem, 2019-)
paraquat
(Rahmani et al., 2022)
paraquat dichloride
(Fidan, 2026, Gomes et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Parkhitko et al., 2016, Clancy et al., 2001)
paraquat-dichloride
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:15938
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (9)