Ferrous sulfate dihydrateProduct ingredient for Ferrous sulfate anhydrous
- Name
- Ferrous sulfate dihydrate
- Drug Entry
- Ferrous sulfate anhydrous
Iron deficiency anemia is a large public health concern worldwide, especially in young children, infants, and women of childbearing age.4 This type of anemia occurs when iron intake, iron stores, and iron loss do not adequately support the formation of erythrocytes, also known as red blood cells.8
Ferrous sulfate is a synthetic agent used in the treatment of iron deficiency. It is the gold standard of oral iron therapy in the UK and many other countries.14,18
- Accession Number
- DBSALT002463
- Structure
Structure for Ferrous sulfate dihydrate (DBSALT002463)
- Synonyms
- Ferrous sulfate / Ferrous sulphate dihydrate / Iron sulfate dihydrate / Iron(II) sulfate dihydrate
- UNII
- G0Z5449449
- CAS Number
- 10028-21-4
- Weight
- Average: 187.93
Monoisotopic: 187.907795 - Chemical Formula
- FeH4O6S
- InChI Key
- KFJBRJOPXNCARV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- InChI
- InChI=1S/Fe.H2O4S.2H2O/c;1-5(2,3)4;;/h;(H2,1,2,3,4);2*1H2/q+2;;;/p-2
- IUPAC Name
- lambda2-iron(2+) ion dihydrate sulfate
- SMILES
- O.O.[Fe++].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O
- External Links
- ChemSpider
- 13539199
- Predicted Properties
Property Value Source logP -0.84 Chemaxon pKa (Strongest Acidic) -3 Chemaxon Physiological Charge -2 Chemaxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count 4 Chemaxon Hydrogen Donor Count 0 Chemaxon Polar Surface Area 80.26 Å2 Chemaxon Rotatable Bond Count 0 Chemaxon Refractivity 11.53 m3·mol-1 Chemaxon Polarizability 5.81 Å3 Chemaxon Number of Rings 0 Chemaxon Bioavailability 1 Chemaxon Rule of Five Yes Chemaxon Ghose Filter No Chemaxon Veber's Rule No Chemaxon MDDR-like Rule No Chemaxon