8658. Sodium Phenolsulfonate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1300-51-2
Hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt; sodium sulfocarbolate.
C6H5NaO4S; mol wt 196.16.
C 36.74%, H 2.57%, Na 11.72%, O 32.63%, S 16.35%.
HOC6H4SO3Na.

Derivative

Dihydrate.

Properties

White, odorless crystals; slightly bitter taste; somewhat efflorescent in dry air. One gram dissolves in 4.2 ml water, 0.8 ml boiling water, 140 ml alcohol, 13.5 ml boiling alcohol, 5 ml glycerol. The aq soln is neutral.

Therapeutic Category

Intestinal antiseptic.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Has been used as an intestinal antiseptic, in dusting powders for ulcers, slowly granulating wounds and in dilute solution in the eye.