Salicylanilide

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

2-Hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamides, 2-hydroxybenzanilides, N-phenyl salicylamides; CAS Number: 87-17-2

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The chemical compound salicylanilide, is the amide of salicylic acid and aniline. Derivatives of salicylanilide have a variety of pharmacological uses. Chlorinated derivatives, including niclosamide, oxyclozanide and rafoxanide, are used as anthelmintics. Brominated derivatives, including dibromosalane, metabromosalane and tribromosalane, are used as disinfectants with antibacterial and antifungal activities.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles