| Title:  Sulfadiazine CAS Registry Number:  68-35-9 CAS Name:  4-Amino-N-2-pyrimidinylbenzenesulfonamide Additional Names:  2-sulfanilamidopyrimidine;  N1-2-pyrimidinylsulfanilamide;  N1-2-pyrimidylsulfanilamide;  2-sulfanilylaminopyrimidine;  sulfapyrimidine Trademarks:  Adiazine (Recordati) Molecular Formula:  C10H10N4O2S Molecular Weight:  250.28 Percent Composition:  C 47.99%, H 4.03%, N 22.39%, O 12.79%, S 12.81% Literature References:  Prepd by condensing 2-aminopyrimidine with acetylsulfanilyl chloride followed by hydrolysis of the acetyl group with NaOH:  Roblin et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 62, 2002 (1940); Barber, GB 557055 (1943); Sprague, US 2407966 (1946 to Sharp & Dohme); Winnek, Roblin, US 2410793 (1946 to Am. Cyanamid).  Toxicological, chemotherapeutic and pharmacokinetic studies:  Böhni et al., Chemotherapy 14, 195-226 (1969).  In vitro activity of silver salt:  Carr et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 4, 585 (1973).  Use of silver salt in burns:  C. L. Fox, Arch. Surg. 96, 184 (1968).  Comprehensive description:  H. Stober, W. DeWitte, Anal. Profiles Drug Subs. 11, 523-551 (1982). Properties:  White or slightly yellow powder.  mp 252-256°.  Sparingly sol in water at 37°:  13 mg/100 ml at pH 5.5; 200 mg/100 ml at pH 7.5.  Sparingly sol in alcohol, acetone.  One gram dissolves in about 620 ml of human serum at 37°.  Freely sol in dil mineral acids and in solns of potassium and sodium hydroxides and in ammonia water. Melting point:  mp 252-256°   Derivative Type:  Mixture with trimethoprim (usually 5:1)  Additional Names:  Co-trimazine Trademarks:  Norodine (Norbrook);  Scorprin (Fort Dodge);  Tribrissen (Schering);  Triglobe (AstraZeneca);  Vesuprim (Novartis)   Derivative Type:  Sodium salt  Additional Names:  Sulfadiazine sodium;  soluble sulfadiazine Molecular Formula:  C10H9N4NaO2S Molecular Weight:  272.26 Percent Composition:  C 44.11%, H 3.33%, N 20.58%, Na 8.44%, O 11.75%, S 11.78% Properties:  White powder.  On prolonged exposure to humid air, it absorbs carbon dioxide with the liberation of sulfadiazine and becomes incompletely sol in water.  One gram dissolves in about 2 ml of water.  Slightly sol in alc.  Solns are alkaline to phenolphthalein (pH 9-11).   Derivative Type:  Silver salt  CAS Registry Number:  22199-08-2 Trademarks:  Flamazine (Smith & Nephew);  Flammazine (Solvay);  Silvadene (King)   Therap-Cat:  Antibacterial. Therap-Cat-Vet:  Antibacterial. Keywords:  Antibacterial (Synthetic); Sulfonamides.  |