1065. Benzbromarone

Nomenclature

CAS number: 3562-84-3
(3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)(2-ethyl-3-benzofuranyl)methanone; 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl 2-ethyl-3-benzofuranyl ketone; 3-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-ethylbenzofuran; 2-ethyl-3-benzofuranyl 4-hydroxy-3,5-dibromophenyl ketone; 2-ethyl-3-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzofuran; 2-ethyl-3-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxaindene; 2-ethyl-3-benzofuryl 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl ketone; L-2214; MJ-10061; Azubromaron (Azupharma); Desuric (Sanofi Winthrop); Max-Uric (Labinca); Minuric (R & C); Narcaricin (Heumann); Normurat (Grünenthal); Uricovac (Sanofi Winthrop); Urinorm (Torii).
C17H12Br2O3; mol wt 424.08.
C 48.15%, H 2.85%, Br 37.68%, O 11.32%.

Description and references

Prepn: BE 553621 (1957 to Labaz); Buu-Hoi et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1957, 625; Buu-Hoi, Beaudet, US 3012042 (1961 to Soc. Belge l'Azote Prod. Chim. Marly). Structure-activity study: Delbarre et al., Chim. Ther. 3, 470 (1968). Pharmacology of hypouricemic effect: D. S. Sinclair, I. H. Fox, J. Rheumatol. 2, 437 (1975). Pharmacokinetic and clinical studies: T. F. Yu, ibid. 3, 305 (1976). Pharmacokinetics and biotransformation in man: H. Ferber et al., Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 19, 431 (1981). HPLC determn in serum: H. Vergin et al., J. Chromatogr. 183, 383 (1980).

Chemical structure

Properties

Yellowish prisms, mp 151°.

Therapeutic Category

Uricosuric.

Keywords

Uricosuric