Arsthinol

Arsthinol is an organoarsenic compound with the formula. A antiprotozoal agent, it was first reported in 1949. It arises by the reaction of acetarsol with 2,3-dimercaptopropanol and has been demonstrated to be effective against amoebiasis and yaws. It was marketed a few years later by Endo Products.
Among trivalent organoarsenicals, arsthinol was considered very well tolerated. Recently, it was studied for its anticancer activity.

Properties

For Arsthinol the hydrogen bond donor count of 3, a hydrogen bond acceptor count of 5, a complexity of 308, and contains no isotope atoms. It is chiral but marketed as the racemate.