Iopanoic acid

• (RS ) -2 - ( 3-amino- 2 ,4,6- triiodbenzyl ) butanoic acid
• Acidum iopanoicum

V08AC06

White to yellowish white powder with a slight aromatic odor

Contrast agent

About 155 ° C ( decomposition)

4.8

• Practically insoluble in water
• Soluble in methanol and ethanol

Attention

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Iopanoic acid is a chemical compound which is one of the aromatic halogen compounds, and is used in medicine as a iodinated contrast medium.

Production and representation

A mixture of m -nitrobenzaldehyde, n- butyric anhydride, and sodium butyrate is reacted by heating in xylene to m -nitro- α -ethyl- cinnamic acid, which is converted by reduction with hydrogen and iodination with iodine monochloride to Iopanoic acid.

Properties

Iopanoic acid is a photosensitive, white to yellowish white powder with a slight aromatic odor.