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Povidone-iodine

C6H9I2NO364.95 g/mol Calculated

Also called Betadine, E-Z Prep, E-Z scrub and PVP-I.

The brown antiseptic painted onto skin before surgery, sold as Betadine. The polymer holds iodine and lets it out slowly.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit

Where you encounter it

Sold over the counter, without a prescription. Povidone-iodine on our curated lists.

Household

First aid kitAdded by the maker
Sources and notes
  • Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

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A C=O bonded to a nitrogen, the same link that joins amino acids in a protein. It is sturdy, and its nitrogen is not a base the way an amine's is.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C6H9I2NO
Molecular weight
364.95 g/mol
Polar surface areatopological
20.3 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Rotatable bonds
1
Complexity
120

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Povidone-iodine for human use (NDA 018634, authorized December 17, 1986). Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
OTC medicine
Use
Antiseptic
Chemical groups
Amides, Halogenated
Product lists
First aid kit
Elements
Iodine, Nitrogen
SMILESC=CN1CCCC1=O.II

PubChem CID 410087 · Wikidata Q241516 · InChIKey CPKVUHPKYQGHMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Povidone-iodine?
The brown antiseptic painted onto skin before surgery, sold as Betadine. The polymer holds iodine and lets it out slowly.
Where is Povidone-iodine found?
Povidone-iodine is in these product groups: first aid kit. from source
What kind of molecule is Povidone-iodine?
Povidone-iodine has the formula C6H9I2NO and a molecular weight of 364.95 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it in the OTC medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Povidone-iodine called?
Povidone-iodine is also called Betadine, E-Z Prep, E-Z scrub and PVP-I. from source
Who licenses Povidone-iodine as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Povidone-iodine for human use (NDA 018634, authorized December 17, 1986). from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09