Aluminium acetotartrate

Aluminium acetotartrate
Skeletal formula of aluminium acetotartrate
Ball-and-stick model of the aluminium acetotartrate molecule
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Routes of
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Topical
ATC code S02AA04 (WHO) C05AX01 (WHO)
Identifiers
Synonyms Aluminum acetotartrate
CAS Number 15930-12-8 YesY
Chemical and physical data
Formula C6H7AlO8
Molar mass 234.10 g/mol
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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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Modern Materia Medica". Druggists Circular. 3: 17. 1912. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. EU EP0420927
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