Title: Nifurpirinol
CAS Registry Number: 13411-16-0
CAS Name: 6-[2-(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)ethenyl]-2-pyridinemethanol
Additional Names: 6-[2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]-2-pyridinemethanol; 6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]pyridine; furpirinol; furpyrinol
Manufacturers' Codes: P-7138
Trademarks: Furanace (Dainippon)
Molecular Formula: C12H10N2O4
Molecular Weight: 246.22
Percent Composition: C 58.54%, H 4.09%, N 11.38%, O 25.99%
Literature References: Prepn: Fujita et al., J. Pharm. Soc. Jpn. 86, 1014 (1966); GB 1053730 (1967 to Dainippon), C.A. 66, 115605f (1967); Murakami, Iwanami, JP 70 14072 (1970 to Yamanouchi), C.A. 73, 45364v (1970). Antibacterial activity: Shimizu, Takase, Prog. Antimicrob. Anticancer Chemother., Proc. 6th Int. Congr. Chemother. 2, 388 (1970); D. F. Amend, A. J. Ross, Prog. Fish Cult. 32, 19 (1970); A. J. Ross, ibid. 34, 18 (1972); Y. Takase et al., Chem. Pharm. Bull. 21, 144 (1973).
Properties: Yellow needles from acetone or methanol, mp 170-171°.
Melting point: mp 170-171°
Therap-Cat: Antibacterial.
Therap-Cat-Vet: Antibacterial in fish diseases.
Keywords: Antibacterial (Synthetic); Nitrofurans. |