Substance
ID:4492
Names and Identifiers
Brand Name
ActamerBitionolNeopellisNobacterBithinLorothidolBisoxyphenPrevenolBidiphenBitinLorothiodolVancide BL
Synonyms
2-Hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl sulphideBithionolum [inn-latin]Bithional2-Hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl sulfideUsaf B-22Caswell No. 852Bithionol2,2'-Thiobis (4,6-dichlorophenol)2,2'-Thiobis[4,6-dichlorophenol]2,2'-Dihydroxy-3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorodiphenyl sulfide2,2'-Thiobis(4,6-dichlorophenol)Bithionolate2,2'-Thiobis-(4,6-dichlorophenol)Bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl) sulfideBis(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl) sulfideBitionol [inn-spanish]Bithionol sulfideTBP2,2'-Dihydroxy-3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorodiphenylsulfide2,2'-sulfanediylbis(4,6-dichlorophenol)
IUPAC name
2,4-dichloro-6-[(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)sulfanyl]phenol
IUPAC Traditional name
bithionol
Properties
Physical Property
Solubility
0.004 mg/mL at 25 oC [MERCK INDEX (1996)]
Molecule Details
Drug Groups
withdrawn
Description
Bithionol, formerly marketed as an active ingredient in various topical drug
products, was shown to be a potent photosensitizer with the potential
to cause serious skin disorders. Approvals of the NDA's for bithionol
drug products were withdrawn on October 24, 1967 (see the Federal
Register of October 31, 1967 (32 FR 15046)).
products, was shown to be a potent photosensitizer with the potential
to cause serious skin disorders. Approvals of the NDA's for bithionol
drug products were withdrawn on October 24, 1967 (see the Federal
Register of October 31, 1967 (32 FR 15046)).
Molecular Spectra
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