4294. Furaltadone

Nomenclature

CAS number: 139-91-3
5-(4-Morpholinylmethyl)-3-[[(5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]amino]-2-oxazolidinone; 5-morpholinomethyl-3-(5-nitrofurfurylideneamino)-2-oxazolidinone; 3-(5-nitro-2-furfurylideneamino)-5-(4-morpholinomethyl)-2-oxazolidone; furmethonol; nitrofurmethone; NF-260; Altafur (Norwich); Altabactina; Furazolin (USSR); Ibifur; Medifuran; Nitraldone; Otifuril; Sepsinol; Ultrafur; Unifur; Valsyn (Norwich).
C13H16N4O6; mol wt 324.29.
C 48.15%, H 4.97%, N 17.28%, O 29.60%.

Description and references

Prepn: Gever, US 2802002 (1957 to Norwich). LC-MS/MS determn of residues in meat: P. Mottier et al., J. Chromatogr. A 1067, 85 (2005).

Chemical structure

Properties

Yellow crystals from 95% ethanol, dec 206°. Sparingly sol in water: about 75 mg/100 ml at 25°.

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Antibacterial.

Keywords

Antibacterial (Synthetic); Nitrofurans