8917. Sulfamethomidine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 3772-76-7
4-Amino-N-(6-methoxy-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl)benzenesulfonamide; N1-(6-methoxy-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl)sulfanilamide; 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-sulfanilamidopyrimidine; 4-sulfanilamido-2-methyl-6-methoxypyrimidine; 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-sulfanilamido-1,3-diazine; 4-(p-aminobenzenesulfonyl)amino-2-methyl-6-methoxypyrimidine; Duroprocin (Minerva); Methofadin (Tanabe); Télémid (Procter & Gamble).
C12H14N4O3S; mol wt 294.33.
C 48.97%, H 4.79%, N 19.04%, O 16.31%, S 10.89%.

Description and references

Prepn: Loop, Lührs, Ann. 580, 225 (1953); Loop, DE 926131 (1955 to Nordmark).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals, mp 146°. Also obtained as the monohydrate.

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial.

Keywords

Antibacterial (Synthetic); Sulfonamides