Crystal and molecular structure ofp-aminobenzene sulfonacetamide sodium [sulfacetamide sodium] monohydrate

The crystal and molecular structure ofp-aminobenzene sulfonacetamide sodium, C₈H₉N₂NaO₃S·H₂O, an important substituted sulfa drug, has been determined from diffractometric data using MoK radiation. The crystals are monoclinic, witha=6.614(2),b=23.788(6),c=7.012(2) Å,=103.13(2)°, and space groupP2₁/c. The structure was solved by the heavyatom method, and refined by full-matrix least squares to a finalR value of 0.040 with 1435 unique reflections. In packing, the molecules form dimers through pairs of N-HN and N-HO hydrogen bonds. The molecules are further stabilized by O-HO and O-HN hydrogen bonds.