light beige fluffy powder
Chloroxine, is an impurity of Cioquinol, which is an antifungal and antiprotozoal drug.
ChEBI: Quinolin-8-ol in which the hydrogens at positions 5 and 7 have been substituted by chlorine. An synthetic antibacterial prepared by chlorination of quinolin-8-ol, it is used for the treatment of dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp.
Chloroxine (Capitrol) shampoo contains a synthetic antibacterial compound
similar to the hydroxyquinoline compounds used in dermatology for many
years.
Capitrol (Westwood-
Squibb).
Crystallise the dichloro-oxine from acetone/EtOH. [Beilstein 21 H 95.]
