7197. Phanquinone

Nomenclature

CAS number: 84-12-8
4,7-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione; 4,7-phenanthroline-5,6-quinone; 5,6-dioxo-5,6-dihydro-4,7-phenanthroline; phanchinone; phanquone; Ciba 11925; Entobex.
C12H6N2O2; mol wt 210.19.
C 68.57%, H 2.88%, N 13.33%, O 15.22%.

Description and references

Prepd from 5,(6)-methoxy-4,7-phenanthroline: Druey, Schmidt, Helv. Chim. Acta 33, 1080 (1950); GB 688802 (1953 to Ciba).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from methanol, mp 295° (dec). Sparingly sol in water, alcohol; sol in dil mineral acids.

Therapeutic Category

Antiamebic.

Keywords

Antiamebic