Dimercaprol
cas: 59-52-9 — see every product listed under this CAS number, including other names
Dimercaprol (CAS 59-52-9) is a chemical reagent available from Chemat. Available pack sizes: 100mg, 10mM (in 1ml water). Offered by: GLPBio.
| brand | GLPBio |
|---|---|
| catalog number | GC38662-100 |
| cas | 59-52-9 |
| size | 100mg |
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Available pack sizes
| brand | size | price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLPBio | 100mg | 657.89 Pln | |
| GLPBio | 10mM (in 1ml water) | 681.29 Pln |
properties
| purity | No data |
|---|---|
| delivery time | To be confirmed by Chemat |
Dimercaprol is a dithiol that is propane-1,2-dithiol in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group. a chelating agent originally developed during World War II as an experimental antidote against the arsenic-based poison gas Lewisite, it has been used clinically since 1949 for the treatment of poisoning by arsenic, mercury and gold. It can also be used for treatment of poisoning by antimony, bismuth and possibly thallium, and (with sodium calcium edetate) in cases of acute leaad poisoning. Administration is by (painful) intramuscular injection of a suspension of dimercaprol in peanut oil, typically every 4 hours for 2-10 days depending on the toxicity. In the past, dimercaprol was also used for the treatment of Wilson's disease, a severely debilitating genetic disorder in which the body tends to retain copper, with resultant liver and brain injury. It has a role as a chelator. It is a primary alcohol and a dithiol.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C3H8OS2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 124.23 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 2,3-bis(sulfanyl)propan-1-ol |
| InChIKey | WQABCVAJNWAXTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(C(CS)S)O |
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