Piperazine adipate is a piperazine salt obtained by combining equimolar amounts of piperazine and adipic acid. It has a role as an anthelminthic drug and an antinematodal drug 1. Specifically:

• Uses: Piperazine adipate is commonly used as an anthelmintic agent to treat ascariasis and enterobiasis 2.

• Industrial Production: It is usually prepared in two common salt forms:

  • Citrate: 3C₄H₁₀N₂·2C₆H₈O₇ (containing 3 molecules of piperazine to 2 molecules of citric acid).

  • Adipate: C₄H₁₀N₂·C₆H₁₀O₄ (containing 1 molecule each of piperazine and adipic acid)