8945. Sulfazamet

Nomenclature

CAS number: 852-19-7
4-Amino-N-(3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)benzenesulfonamide; N1-(3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazol-5-yl)sulfanilamide; 5-(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido)-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole; 3-(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido)-2-phenyl-5-methylpyrazole; 3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-(sulfanilamido)pyrazole; sulfamethylphenazole; sulfapyrazole; Vesulong (Novartis).
C16H16N4O2S; mol wt 328.39.
C 58.52%, H 4.91%, N 17.06%, O 9.74%, S 9.76%.

Description and references

Prepn: Crippa, Guarneri, Gazz. Chim. Ital. 85, 199 (1955); GB 848627 (1960 to Ciba); Seydel, Krueger-Theimer, Arzneim.-Forsch. 14, 1294 (1964). Amino-imino tautomerism: eidem, ibid.

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from alc, mp 195° (Seydel, Krueger-Theimer); mp 181-182° (GB 848627). pKa′ 5.69.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Antibacterial.