about 35 % in water, less soluble in organic solvents. However, the free acid,
diethyldithiocarbamic acid, is readily soluble in organic solvents and less
soluble in water. Thus, on acidification of an aqueous solution of a diethyldithiocarbamate,
the free acid can be extracted with chloroform or carbon
tetrachloride. The distribution ratio is 2,360 for chloroform and 343 for
carbon tetrachloride.
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the therapeutic delivery of carbon monoxide to humans and other mammals that employ Mn complexes having CO ligands, and additional halogen, monodentate and/or bidentate ligands, wherein the additional ligands do not occupy trans positions relative to each other.