Aluminium acetotartrate
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Aluminium acetotartrate
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| (acetato-κO) [2,3-dihydroxybutanedioato(2-)-κO1,κO4] aluminium | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 15930-12-8 |
| ATC code | S02AA04 C05AX01 |
| Synonyms | Aluminum acetotartrate |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C6H7AlO8 |
| Mol. mass | 234.10 |
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Aluminium acetotartrate (or ALSOL) is an organic acid, astringent, and disinfectant. It is the aluminium salt of acetic acid and tartaric acid.[1][2]
Appearance
Aluminium acetotartrate occurs as colorless or yellowish crystals, freely but exceedingly slowly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol and ether.[1]
Applications
Aluminium acetotartrate is employed in 0.5-2% solutions as a nasal douche in affections of the respiratory tract, in 1-3% solutions as a substitute for solution of aluminium acetate, in concentrated solution as a lotion in frostbite and balanitis, and as a snuff with boric acid in atrophic rhinitis.[1] It is also used as an antiseptic vulnerary ointment cream.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Modern Materia Medica". Druggists Circular 3: 17. 1912. http://books.google.com/books?id=9EUPAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ EU EP0420927
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