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dapsone

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A sulfone that is diphenylsulfone in which the hydrogen atom at the 4 position of each of the phenyl groups is substituted by an amino group. It is active against a wide range of bacteria, but is mainly employed for its actions against Mycobacterium leprae, being used as part of multidrug regimens in the treatment of all forms of leprosy.

Term info

Label

dapsone

Synonyms
  • 4,4'-sulfonyldianiline
  • DAPSONE
  • Dapsone
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
4,4'-sulfonyldianiline [ IUPAC ]

INN
dapsona [ ChemIDplus ]

INN
dapsonum [ ChemIDplus ]

INN
dapsone [ ChEBI ]

charge

0

formula

C12H12N2O2S

has alternative id

CHEBI:226356

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

Diaphenylsulfone, 4,4'-dapsone, 4,4'-Sulfonylbisbenzenamine, p,p-sulphonylbisbenzamine, DIAPHENYLSULFONE, bis(4-aminophenyl)sulfone, p-aminophenyl sulfone, p,p'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, dapsonum, 4-(4-aminophenylsulfonyl)benzenamine, DDS, dapsone, 1,1'-sulfonylbis(4-aminobenzene), 4-(4-aminophenylsulfonyl)aniline, DADPS, dapsona, 4-aminophenyl sulfone, Bis(p-aminophenyl) sulfone, p,p-sulphonylbisbenzenamine, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 4-(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-phenylamine, 4,4'-sulfonylbisaniline

id

CHEBI:4325

inchi

InChI=1S/C12H12N2O2S/c13-9-1-5-11(6-2-9)17(15,16)12-7-3-10(14)4-8-12/h1-8H,13-14H2

inchikey

MQJKPEGWNLWLTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

248.30100

monoisotopicmass

248.06195

smiles

Nc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)c1ccc(N)cc1