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Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name
Methylenebis(phosphonic acid) | |
Other names
methanediphosphonic acid; methylene diphosphonate; medronate; phosphonomethylphosphonic acid; MDP
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.016.229 |
KEGG | |
PubChem
CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
CH6O6P2 | |
Molar mass | 176.001 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 199 to 200 °C (390 to 392 °F; 472 to 473 K) [1] |
Hazards | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (
median dose)
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45-50 mg/kg (i.v., mice, rabbits) [1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Medronic acid ( conjugate base, medronate), also known as methylene diphosphonate, is the smallest bisphosphonate. Its complex with radioactive technetium, 99mTc medronic acid, is used in nuclear medicine to detect bone abnormalities, including metastases.
![]() | |
Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name
Methylenebis(phosphonic acid) | |
Other names
methanediphosphonic acid; methylene diphosphonate; medronate; phosphonomethylphosphonic acid; MDP
| |
Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
|
|
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.016.229 |
KEGG | |
PubChem
CID
|
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
|
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
CH6O6P2 | |
Molar mass | 176.001 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 199 to 200 °C (390 to 392 °F; 472 to 473 K) [1] |
Hazards | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (
median dose)
|
45-50 mg/kg (i.v., mice, rabbits) [1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Medronic acid ( conjugate base, medronate), also known as methylene diphosphonate, is the smallest bisphosphonate. Its complex with radioactive technetium, 99mTc medronic acid, is used in nuclear medicine to detect bone abnormalities, including metastases.