Title: Sodium Phenolsulfonate
CAS Registry Number: 1300-51-2
CAS Name: Hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt
Synonyms: sodium sulfocarbolate
Molecular Formula: C6H5NaO4S
Molecular Weight: 196.16
Percent Composition: C 36.74%, H 2.57%, Na 11.72%, O 32.63%, S 16.35%
Line Formula: HOC6H4SO3Na
Derivative Type: Dihydrate
Properties: White, odorless crystals; slightly bitter taste; somewhat efflorescent in dry air. One gram dissolves in 4.2 ml water, 0.8 ml boiling water, 140 ml alcohol, 13.5 ml boiling alcohol, 5 ml glycerol. The aq soln is neutral.
Therap-Cat: Intestinal antiseptic.
Therap-Cat-Vet: Has been used as an intestinal antiseptic, in dusting powders for ulcers, slowly granulating wounds and in dilute solution in the eye.
