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merbromin
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Merbromin (marketed as Mercurochrome, Merbromine, Mercurocol, Sodium mercurescein, Asceptichrome, Supercrome, Brocasept and Cinfacromin) is an organomercuric disodium salt compound used as a topical antiseptic for minor cuts and scrapes and as a biological dye. While readily available in most countries, it is no longer sold in much of the West, including Switzerland, Brazil, France, Iran, Germany, Denmark, or the United States, due to its mercury content.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H8Br2HgNa2O6
- Molecular weight
- 750.7 g/mol
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C2=C3C=C(C(=C=C3OC4=CC(=C(C=C42)Br)[O])[O-])Br)C(=O)[O-].[OH-].[Na+].[Na+].[Hg+]
- InChIKey
- SQFDQLBYJKFDDO-UHFFFAOYSA-K
- Polar surface area
- 74.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 749.818943736
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- canonical SMILES
- c1ccc(c(c1)c2c3cc(c(c(c3oc-4cc(=O)c(cc24)Br)[Hg+])[O-])Br)C(=O)[O-].[OH-].[Na+].[Na+]
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₈Br₂HgNa₂O₆
- Commons category
- Merbromin
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C82319
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5 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Synthesis
- Mercurochrome
- See also
- References
Merbromin (marketed as Mercurochrome, Merbromine, Mercurocol, Sodium mercurescein, Asceptichrome, Supercrome, Brocasept and Cinfacromin) is an organomercuric disodium salt compound used as a topical antiseptic for minor cuts and scrapes and as a biological dye. While readily available in most countries, it is no longer sold in much of the West, including Switzerland, Brazil, France, Iran, Germany, Denmark, or the United States, due to its mercury content.
==Uses== Merbromin's best-known use is as a topical antiseptic to treat minor wounds, burns, and scratches. Merbromin is also antimicrobial. It is also used in the antisepsis of the umbilical cord, and the antisepsis of wounds with inhibited scar formation, such as neuropathic ulcers and diabetic foot sores. When applied on a wound, it stains the skin a distinctive carmine red, which can persist through repeated washings. Due to its persistence and to its lethality to bacteria, Merbromin is useful on infections of the fingernail or toenail.