1280. Bismuth Sodium Triglycollamate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 5798-43-6
N,N-Bis(carboxymethyl)glycine disodium salt compd with N-(carboxymethyl)-N-[2-oxo-2-[(oxobismuthino)oxy]ethyl]glycine monosodium salt (3:1); nitrilotriacetic acid bismuth complex sodium salt; Bistrimate (SM & P).
C24H28BiN4Na7O25; mol wt 1142.40.
C 25.23%, H 2.47%, Bi 18.29%, N 4.90%, Na 14.09%, O 35.01%.

Description and references

A double salt of sodium bismuthyl triglycollamate and disodium triglycollamate. Prepn: Lehman, Sproull, US 2348984 (1944).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals. Slightly salty taste. Very sol in water. Insol in acetone, ether, benzene. pH of 2% aq soln is between 7 and 8.

Therapeutic Category

Formerly in treatment of syphilis.