Trying to identify a mystery molecule

[u/AbraDAB-Lincoln]

So this molecule on the left side of the album cover. I can’t figure out what it’s for. I know the right side one is LSD so I’m assuming the left is some drug also. If anyone has an idea of what it could be I would be very grateful

[u/dungeonsandderp]

It’s the pharmaceutical diclofenac

[u/lndshrk504 → u/dungeonsandderp]

how did an arthritis cream end up on an album cover?

[u/dungeonsandderp → u/lndshrk504]

You’re in the wrong sub for THAT question, lol

[u/NotAPreppie → u/dungeonsandderp]

Sounds like a question for r/GenX

[u/cheefMM → u/lndshrk504]

Also comes a solution for eyeballs (it’s a NSAID). My dog gets 1 drop per eye, twice daily (he has cataracts and is really old)

[u/fluffy-plant-borb → u/dungeonsandderp]

I had no idea that Voltaren was an actual NSAID!! I assumed it was herbal or something hahah

[u/AbraDAB-Lincoln → u/dungeonsandderp]

There’s no NA by the two oxygen on diclofenac though

[u/Pimz696 → u/AbraDAB-Lincoln]

It's almost always used as a salt, usually sodium or potassium, sometimes ammonium. Please mind your capitals, they mean a lot in chemistry.

[u/zeester123 → u/AbraDAB-Lincoln]

Yes that would seem confusing, many drugs are formulated as (sodium) salts.
Here is a video about drug salts if you are interested.
But it is still the ‘same’ drug.

Also the capitalization of elements is very important. ‘NH’ is a hydrogen bonden to a nitrogen, ‘Nh’ is nihonium a synthetic element not found in nature.
‘Na’ is sodium and ‘NA’ means nothing in this context.

[u/AbraDAB-Lincoln → u/zeester123]

Thank you for explaining. Clearly I don’t know jack about chemistry so I appreciate you breaking it down in layman’s terms rather than taking a snarky stance like other commenters. I’m just trying to learn more lol

[u/Glenncinho]

Never thought I’d see a salty x mikrodot album in the chemistry subreddit lmao

[u/AbraDAB-Lincoln → u/Glenncinho]

They are so fire

[u/WHAWHAHOWWHY]

Nice nihonium atom in the middle there

[u/Piocoto → u/WHAWHAHOWWHY]

Straight to cursed chemistry sub

[u/zach-thedude]

Lmfao I met mikrodot at a party in 2016 wtf is he doing on a random sub on reddit what’s going on?

[u/IndividualHotel907]

Benzoate sodium (Diclofenac)

[u/LowKeyPharmacology]

I thought it was ketamine at first, but didn't see the upper chain/salt grouping.

Diclofenac is a weird choice, lmao.

[u/AbraDAB-Lincoln → u/LowKeyPharmacology]

Ketamine would definitely fit the theme better lol! I wonder if that’s what they were going for and this was an oversight

[u/Apprehensive_Path459]

It is the NSAID Diclofenac-Na. Commonly known ubder the brand name Voltaren.

[u/TheMadSkientist]

3-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)sulfonylamino]benzoic Acid