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Dapsone

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

4-Aminophenyl sulfone, 4,4′-Diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 4,4′-Sulfonyldianiline, Bis(4-aminophenyl) sulfone, DDS, Dapsone

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(H2NC6H4)2SO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
248.30
Beilstein:
788055
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

Agency

EP Reference Standard

API family

dapsone

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

175-177 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Nc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)c2ccc(N)cc2

InChI

1S/C12H12N2O2S/c13-9-1-5-11(6-2-9)17(15,16)12-7-3-10(14)4-8-12/h1-8H,13-14H2

InChI key

MQJKPEGWNLWLTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Dapsone EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 2

Target Organs

Blood

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Mira Stotland et al.
American journal of clinical dermatology, 10(4), 221-227 (2009-06-06)
Dapsone, a synthetic sulfone that has been available for over 60 years, has been used to treat a myriad of cutaneous disorders. Prior to the general acceptance of isotretinoin, oral dapsone had been reported to be effective in the treatment
Amanda Pickert et al.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 10(9), 1515-1521 (2009-06-10)
Oral dapsone has been available for over 60 years. Its first clinical use was discovered in 1945, when it was found to be efficacious in inhibiting the progression of leprosy. The combined antibacterial and anti-inflammatory pharmacologic activities of dapsone have
R E Kast et al.
British journal of neurosurgery, 26(6), 813-817 (2012-05-04)
Lopez-Gomez et al. recently published remarkable but mechanistically unexplained empirical evidence that the old antibiotic dapsone has antiepileptic activity. We addressed the question "Why should a sulfone antibiotic reduce seizures?". We report here our conclusions based on data from past
Maria Lorenz et al.
Acta dermato-venereologica, 92(2), 194-199 (2012-02-07)
Dapsone is widely used in the treatment of leprosy and several chronic inflammatory dermatological conditions. Hypersensitivity reactions to dapsone are potentially fatal adverse drug reactions with unknown prevalence and risk factors. We performed a systematic review covering all reported cases
Jennifer Tan et al.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, 10(2), 92-95 (2007-01-24)
Mesotherapy is a procedure involving the injection of substances into the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Used in Europe for decades in the treatment of various medical conditions and cosmetic fat dissolution, the technique only recently became widely available in the

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