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Sulfoxone

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Also known as Aldesulfone, Aldesulphone

Sulfoxone or aldesulfone sodium is an anti-leprosy drug. It is also known as diasone. Diasone is mentioned as an anti-leprosy drug in the 1961 movie "The Devil At 4 O'clock". Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948. Ernest Muir introduced it to Western use while serving as superintendent of the Chacachacare Leprosarium on Trinidad in the Caribbean.

Chemical data

Formula
C14H16N2O6S3
Molecular weight
404.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
[4-[4-(sulfinomethylamino)phenyl]sulfonylanilino]methanesulfinic acid
SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1NCS(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)NCS(=O)O
InChIKey
NEDPPCHNEOMTJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.2
Polar surface area
180 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
10
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1982
Admin. routes
oral

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Wikidata facts

Mass
404.017049
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chemical formula
C₁₄H₁₆N₂O₆S₃
canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1NCS(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)NCS(=O)O
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Sulfoxone or aldesulfone sodium is an anti-leprosy drug. It is also known as diasone. Diasone is mentioned as an anti-leprosy drug in the 1961 movie "The Devil At 4 O'clock". Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948. Ernest Muir introduced it to Western use while serving as superintendent of the Chacachacare Leprosarium on Trinidad in the Caribbean.

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