Pharm 107.1 Inorganic Chemistry

Li⁺

• Central Nervous System Depressant

• Diuretic; promotes production of urine

• Lithium Carbonate - used in manic depressive disorders; bipolar disorder

Na⁺

• most common salts in weakly acidic drugs

• most abundant extracellular cation

K⁺

• most abundant iintracellular cation

Be

• this and its salts are very toxic

Mg

anti-convulsant; vasodilation

Ca2+

most abundant mineral in the body

Sr2+

desensitizing agent in toothpaste

Ba2+

BaSO4: x-ray contrast in medium

insoluble white precipitate

Ra

radioactive

Boron

• glasses, ceramics

• H3BO3: buffer solutions

• Type 1 borosilicate - low thermally

Aluminum

• most common metal

• 3rd most common element in Earth’s crust

• Al3+: astringent (closes pores) and antiseptic ; protein precipitant (like disinfectant but for living things)

Carbon

• HCO₃ ^- : buffer system of blood

• CO₃ ^2-: antacids ; bloating

• Na2CO3 + HCl → Na2Cl + H2O + CO2

• Activated charcoal: Adsorbent (e.g. poisions)

Silicon

• Siliceous compounds

Tin

Alloys

Lead

• Alloys

• Lead poisoning

• Lead Subacetate poisoning: Astringent and antiseptic