Dipyrocetyl

Dipyrocetyl
Clinical data
Trade namesMovirene; Artromialgina
Other names2,3-Bis(acetyloxy)benzoic acid; o-Pyrocatechuic acid diacetate; Diacetylpyrocatechol-3-carboxylic acid
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 2,3-Diacetoxybenzoic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.006.947 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H10O6
Molar mass238.195 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point148 to 150 °C (298 to 302 °F) [1]
Solubility in waterInsoluble mg/mL (20 °C)
  • O=C(Oc1cccc(c1OC(=O)C)C(=O)O)C
  • InChI=1S/C11H10O6/c1-6(12)16-9-5-3-4-8(11(14)15)10(9)17-7(2)13/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,14,15)
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Dipyrocetyl is a pharmaceutical drug used as an analgesic and antipyretic.[2]

  1. ^ US 1140716, Rietz E, "Diacidylpyrocatechin-ortho-carboxylic-acid Compound.", issued 25 May 1915, assigned to Synthetic Patents Company, Inc. 
  2. ^ Budavari S (1989). The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (11th, centennial ed.). Rahway, N.J., U.S.A.: Merck. p. 3358. ISBN 978-0-911910-28-5.