Arsphenamine, also known under its trade nameSalvarsan, is a drug that was used to treat syphilis. It was the first modern chemotheraputic agent. Paul Ehrlich, in his search for a magic bullet that would attack a disease-causing agent, and leave humantissue untouched, found this drug (the 606th he tested) in 1909. The structure is:
It was the first important antisyphillitic, though was phased out in the 1930s by better arsenical compounds (neoarsphenamine), and eventually altogether by penicillin.
Example Usage of Arsphenamine
DuckRoast: My sunday morning shopping list: panadol, vodka and mifepristone (with an Arsphenamine chaser). I guess last night was a bit wild.
