Mersalyl
Organomercury compound once used diuretic
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IUPAC name (3-{[2-(Carboxymethoxy)benzoyl]amino}-2-methoxypropyl)(hydroxy)mercury | |
Other names Mersalyl acid, salyrganic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.943 |
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Chemical formula | C13H18HgNO6 |
Molar mass | 484.87512 g/mol |
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Chemical compound
Mersalyl (Mersal) is an organomercury compound[1] and mercurial diuretic. It is only rarely used as a drug, having been superseded by thiazides and loop diuretics that are less toxic because they do not contain mercury. It features a Hg(II) centre. Mersalyl was originally adapted from calomel (Hg2Cl2), a diuretic discovered by Paracelsus.
See also
- Thiomersal – Organomercury antiseptic and antifungal agent
- Nitromersol – Organomercury antiseptic and antifungal agent
References
- ^ Stewart, J. H.; Edwards, K. D. (1965). "Clinical comparison of frusemide with bendrofluazide, mersalyl, and ethacrynic acid". British Medical Journal. 2 (5473): 1277–1281. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5473.1277. PMC 1846704. PMID 5849145.
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- HgH
- Hg2H2
- Hg2Br2
- Hg2Cl2
- Hg2F2
- Hg2I2
- Hg2(NO3)2
- Hg2O
- Hg2CO3
- Hg2SO4
- Hg2S (hypothetical)
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- HgF4 (hypothetical)
- Hg2+
- Hg22+
- Hg32+
- Hg42+
- Hg34+
- HgCH3+
- HgC2H5+
- HgC6H5+
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