mersalyl
Sign in to saveMersalyl (Mersal) is an organomercury compound and mercurial diuretic. It is only rarely used as a drug, having been superseded by thiazides and loop diuretics that are less toxic because they do not contain mercury. It features a Hg(II) centre. Mersalyl was originally adapted from calomel (Hg2Cl2), a diuretic discovered by Paracelsus.
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- Mass
- 485.076230264
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- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₁₈HgNO₆
- subject has role
- enzyme inhibitor
- Commons category
- Mersalyl
- canonical SMILES
- O.[CH2]C(CN=C(O)c1ccccc1OCC(=O)[O-])OC.[Hg+]
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{{Chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 400297609 | ImageFile = File:Mersalyl.svg | ImageClass = skin-invert-image | ImageSize = 250px | IUPACName = (3-{[2-(Carboxymethoxy)benzoyl]amino}-2-methoxypropyl)(hydroxy)mercury | OtherNames = Mersalyl acid, salyrganic acid
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