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Br J Dermatol
; 92(2): 143-7, 1975 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1148111
ABSTRACT
The photochemistry of 3,5,3',4'-tetrachlorosalicylanilide has been studied in solution under carefully controlled conditions. When irradiated in a buffered solution of pH 7.4 (physiological pH), three atoms of chlorine are liberated from the molecule instead of one as suggested by earlier photochemical work. From this observation a mechanism is proposed to explain the long-term photobiological effect of this compound in skin i.e. that of the persistent light reactor.