Synonym(s)
2-Hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamides, 2-hydroxybenzanilides, N-phenyl salicylamides; CAS Number: 87-17-2
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The chemical compound salicylanilide, is the amide of salicylic acid and aniline. Derivatives of salicylanilide have a variety of pharmacological uses. Chlorinated derivatives, including niclosamide, oxyclozanide and rafoxanide, are used as anthelmintics. Brominated derivatives, including dibromosalan, metabromosalan and tribromosalan, are used as disinfectants with antibacterial and antifungal activities.
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