Chemical Properties
yellow powder
Uses
Reagent in serological testing and protein chemistry.
Uses
antiseptic, abortifaceant
Uses
Ethacridine Lactate Monohydrate is an antiseptic agent that makes an effective abortifacient.
Purification Methods
It forms yellow crystals from 90% EtOH/Et2O. Its solubility in H2O is ~15% at 25o and ~9% at 100o, and its solutions have a yellow fluorescence which is stable on boiling. It is an antiseptic. See ethacridine above, Beilstein 22 II 458, 22 III/IV 6680, 22/12 V 243.]