1453. Broxyquinoline

Nomenclature

CAS number: 521-74-4
5,7-Dibromo-8-quinolinol; 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline; Brodiar (Intervet); Broxykinolin; Colepur (Draco); Fenilor (UCB); Intensopan (Sandoz).
C9H5Br2NO; mol wt 302.95.
C 35.68%, H 1.66%, Br 52.75%, N 4.62%, O 5.28%.

Description and references

Prepn by bromination of 5-formyl-8-quinolinol: Matsumura, Ito, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77, 6671 (1955); by bromination of 8-hydroxyquinaldine: Irving, Pinnington, J. Chem. Soc. 1957, 285; by bromination of 8-quinolinol: Luis, Palomo, Afinidad 28, 163 (1951), C.A. 47, 10533d (1953); Zinnei, Fiedler, Arch. Pharm. 291, 493 (1958); Aristov, Kostina, Zh. Obshch. Khim. 34, 3421 (1964). Crystal structure: Kashino, Haisa, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 46, 1094 (1973). Metabolism: Rodriguez, Close, Biochem. Pharmacol. 17, 1647 (1968).

Chemical structure

Properties

Monoclinic needles from alc. d 2.189. mp 196°. Freely sol in chloroform, alcohol, benzene, acetic acid; slightly sol in ether. Practically insol in water.

Use

In testing for Cu, Fe, Ti.

Therapeutic Category

Antiseptic; disinfectant.

Keywords

Antiseptic/Disinfectant; Quinolines