Acetarsol

It was first discovered in 1921 at Pasteur Institute by Ernest Fourneau, and sold under the brand name Stovarsol[2][3]

Acetarsol

Names
Preferred IUPAC name (3-Acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid
Other names 3-Acetamido-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid Acetarsol
Identifiers
CAS Number	97-44-9^N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1330792^N
ChemSpider	1908^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.349
EC Number	202-582-3
KEGG	D07110^Y
MeSH	Acetarsol
PubChem CID	1985
UNII	806529YU1N^Y
UN number	3465
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9045847
InChI InChI=1S/C8H10AsNO5/c1-5(11)10-7-4-6(9(13,14)15)2-3-8(7)12/h2-4,12H,1H3,(H,10,11)(H2,13,14,15)^Y Key: ODFJOVXVLFUVNQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C8H10AsNO5/c1-5(11)10-7-4-6(9(13,14)15)2-3-8(7)12/h2-4,12H,1H3,(H,10,11)(H2,13,14,15) Key: ODFJOVXVLFUVNQ-UHFFFAOYAX
SMILES CC(=O)Nc1cc(ccc1O)[As](O)(O)=O CC(=O)NC1=CC(=CC=C1O)[As](O)(O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H10AsNO5
Molar mass	275.0903 g mol^−1
Pharmacology
ATC code	A07AX02 (WHO) G01AB01 (WHO), P01CD02 (WHO), P51AD05 (WHO)
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H301, H331, H410
GHS precautionary statements	P261, P273, P301+310, P311, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Acetarsol is an anti-infective.[1]

It has been given in suppositories.[4]

Acetarsol can be used to make Arsthinol, & presumably Acetarsone also.

References

1. Chen MY, Smith NA, Fox EF, Bingham JS, Barlow D (April 1999). "Acetarsol pessaries in the treatment of metronidazole resistant Trichomonas vaginalis". Int J STD AIDS. 10 (4): 277–80. doi:10.1258/0956462991913943. PMID 12035784.
2. Éric Fouassier, Ces poisons qui guérissent, oct. 1996, p. 5.
3. Traité de chimie organique, sous la direction de Victor Grignard, Paul Baud, vol. 22, Masson, 1959, p. 1127-1130.
4. Gionchetti P, Rizzello F, Morselli C, Campieri M (October 2004). "Review article: problematic proctitis and distal colitis". Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 20 Suppl 4: 93–6. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02049.x. PMID 15352902.