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1H-Benzimidazole-2-sulfonic acid

98%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H6N2O3S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.20
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:

Assay

98%

mp

116-119 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OS(=O)(=O)c1nc2ccccc2[nH]1

InChI

1S/C7H6N2O3S/c10-13(11,12)7-8-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)9-7/h1-4H,(H,8,9)(H,10,11,12)

InChI key

GWXQTTKUYBEZBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

1H-Benzimidazole-2-sulfonic acid (BISA) is a glutamate racemase (GR) inhibitor. It is a promising candidate for developing antibacterial drugs. BISA can be prepared by the oxidation of 1H-benzimidazole-2-thiol using hydrogen peroxide in the presence of potassium hydroxide.

Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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In silico Optimization of a Fragment-Based Hit Yields Biologically Active, High-Efficiency Inhibitors for Glutamate Racemase.
Whalen KL, et al.
ChemMedChem, 8(10), 1681-1689 (2013)
Flooding enzymes: quantifying the contributions of interstitial water and cavity shape to ligand binding using extended linear response free energy calculations.
Whalen KL, et al.
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 53(9), 2349-2359 (2013)

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