suloctidil suloctidil suloctidil was a sulfur-containing aminoalcohol that was brought to market in the early 1970s as a vasodilator by continental pharma, a belgian company.: 118–121 suloctidilclinical dataatc codec04ax19 (who) identifiers iupac name 1--2-(octylamino)propan-1-ol cas number54767-75-8 ypubchem cid5354uniixv1n1xy17kchemblchembl588119comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid4045638 echa infocard100.053.920 chemical and physical dataformulac20h35nosmolar mass337.563 g·mol−1 (verify) continental was bought by monsanto in 1984, primarily on the promise of sales of suloctidil, which was approved in europe at the time, but not in the us. however, in 1985 monsanto halted development and withdrew the drug worldwide following reports of liver toxicity.: 251