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zinc pyrithione

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More on Organometallic Compounds Definition: A class of compounds of the type R-M, where a C atom is joined directly to any other element except H, C, N, O, F, Cl, Br, I, or At. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics    Other names Metallo-Organic Compounds; Metallo Organic Compounds; Compounds, Organometallic; Compounds, Metalloorganic; Compounds, Metallo-Organic; Metalloorganic Compounds
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
zinc pyrithione [ Dan-Gard,Faulding brand of zinc pyrithione,Head & Shoulders brand of zinc pyrithione,Hermal brand of zinc pyrithione,Procter & Gamble brand of zinc pyrithione,Sebulon,Stiefel brand 1 of zinc pyrithione,Stiefel brand 2 of zinc pyrithione,Westwood Squibb brand of zinc pyrithione,ZNP,ZPT,Zincon (zinc pyrithione),bis(N-oxopyridine-2-thionato)zinc (II),de-squaman,pyrithione zinc,zinc pyridinethione,zincpolyanemine ]
  dimer of two pyrithione molecules bound by zinc; ingredient of commercial anti-dandruff shampoos; Do not confuse zinc pyrithione with Raman spectrum probe dye known as zincon
13463-41-7 (T-4)-bis(1-hydroxy-2(1H)- pyridinethionato-O,S)zinc  *Organometallic Compounds *Pyridines Zinc
Pharma Action Keratolytic Agents
Brain Res 1980;186(2):343; Contact Dermatitis 1979;5(4):276; Food Cosmet Toxicol 16(6):553;1978; J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 38(5):532;1979; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1979;50(1):171; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 31(3):430;1975; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 36(2):255;1976; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 43:373;1978; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 43:425;1978; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 45(3):771;1978 HEAD & SHOULDERS CONDITIONER

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