bithionol

Term ID

CHEBI:3131

Synonyms

• 2,2'-Dihydroxy-3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorodiphenyl sulfide
• 2,2'-sulfanediylbis(4,6-dichlorophenol)
• 2,2'-Thiobis(4,6-dichlorophenol)
• 2-Hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl sulfide
• Bis(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl) sulfide
• Bithin
• Bithionol
• Bithionol sulfide

Definition

An aryl sulfide that is diphenyl sulfide in which each phenyl group is substituted at position 2 by hydroxy and at positions 3 and 5 by chlorine. A fungicide and anthelmintic, it was used in various topical drug products for the treatment of liver flukes, but withdrawn after being shown to be a potent photosensitizer with the potential to cause serious skin disorders.

References

• beilstein:2003535
• cas:97-18-7
• drugbank:DB04813
• drugcentral:3032
• kegg.compound:C07967
• kegg.drug:D00802
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-2862
• pdb-ccd:B1T
• pesticides:bithionol
• ppdb:2889
• pubmed:17129675
• pubmed:24495391
• vsdb:2889
• wikipedia.en:Bithionol

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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