Skip to content
salicylanilide

Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)

EntityQ3469751· pop 11· linked from 77 articles

salicylanilide

Sign in to save

Also known as 2-Hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide, Salinide, Salicylic Acid anilide, 2-N-Phenylcarboxamidophenol, o-Hydroxybenzanilide, N-Phenylsalicylamide

Salicylanilide is a chemical compound which is the amide of salicylic acid and aniline. It is classified as both a salicylamide and an anilide.

Chemical data

Formula
C13H11NO2
Molecular weight
213.23 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide

via PubChem

Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type
Small molecule

via ChEMBL · EBI

Wikidata facts

Mass
213.079
Show 4 more facts
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2O
chemical formula
C₁₃H₁₁NO₂
Commons category
Salicylanilide
melting point
137.0
Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

1 sections
Contents
  • References

Salicylanilide is a chemical compound which is the amide of salicylic acid and aniline. It is classified as both a salicylamide and an anilide.

Derivatives of salicylanilide have a variety of pharmacological uses. Chlorinated derivatives including niclosamide, oxyclozanide, and rafoxanide are used as anthelmintics, especially against parasitic flatworms. Brominated derivatives including dibromsalan, metabromsalan, and tribromsalan are used as topical antibacterials and antifungals.

Connections

Categories