Chemistry:Mesulfen

Mesulfen
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	D10AB05 (WHO) P03AA03 (WHO) QP53AA01 (WHO);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 2,7-Dimethylthianthrene;
CAS Number	135-58-0 ;
PubChem CID	67272;
ChemSpider	580870;
UNII	EG6V6W7WDD;
KEGG	D07212 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H12S2
Molar mass	244.37 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES Cc1ccc2c(c1)Sc3ccc(cc3S2)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H12S2/c1-9-3-5-11-13(7-9)15-12-6-4-10(2)8-14(12)16-11/h3-8H,1-2H3; Key:AHXDSVSZEZHDLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
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Short description: Chemical compound

Mesulfen (2,7-dimethylthianthrene) is an anti-acne preparation,^[1] as well as a scabicide.^[2] It is a dimethyl derivative of thianthrene.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ "[Therapy of seborrhea, seborrheic eczema and acne with a soap with a mesulfen base]". Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 118 (2): XXI-XXIV. 1983. PMID 6226594.
↑ "Contact dermatitis to scabicides". Contact Dermatitis 8 (4): 285–6. July 1982. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.1982.tb04231.x. PMID 7105702.

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^#WHO-EM ^‡Withdrawn from market Clinical trials: ^†Phase III ^§Never to phase III