Question

What is the commonality between the antibiotic arsphenamine and azodye?

Answer 1

Commonality between the antibiotics Arsphenamine and Azodye

The -As-As-linkage present in arsphenamine resembles the -N=N- linkage present in azodyes in the sense that arsenic is present in the place of nitrogen.
Besides this,both are known to have antibiotic properties.Arsphenamine is also knownnasnsalvarsan. it is a synthetic organic arsenic compound that was previouslyvused for treating syphilis