10150. Zinc p-Phenolsulfonate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 127-82-2
p-Hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid zinc salt; 1-phenol-4-sulfonic acid zinc salt; zinc p-hydroxybenzenesulfonate; zinc sulfocarbolate; zinc sulfophenate; Phenozin.
C12H10O8S2Zn; mol wt 411.74.
C 35.00%, H 2.45%, O 31.09%, S 15.58%, Zn 15.89%.
Zn(HOC6H4SO3)2.

Description and references

It is at least 99.5% pure. Prepn: Rojahn, Dtsch. Apoth. Ztg. 50, 1095 (1935), C.A. 31, 68168 (1937).

Properties

Octahydrate, crystals or cryst powder; odorless. Effloresces in dry air; loses all its H2O at about 120°. One gram dissolves in 1.6 ml water, 0.4 ml boiling water, 1.8 ml alcohol. The aq soln is acid to litmus; pH about 4.

Use

In insecticide formulations.

Therapeutic Category

Astringent.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Has been used as an intestinal antiseptic, and externally to promote healing of ulcers, slowly granulating wounds.

Keywords

Astringent