4301. Furazolium Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 5118-17-2
6,7-Dihydro-3-(5-nitro-2-furanyl)-5H-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-4-ium chloride; NF-963; Dermafur (Eaton).
C9H8ClN3O3S; mol wt 273.70.
C 39.49%, H 2.95%, Cl 12.95%, N 15.35%, O 17.54%, S 11.72%.

Description and references

Prepn: NL 6400380; H. R. Snyder, Jr., US 3169970 (1964, 1965, both to Norwich Pharmacal); H. R. Snyder, Jr., L. E. Benjamin, J. Med. Chem. 9, 402 (1966).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from methanol, dec >250°.

Derivative

Free base.
C9H7N3O3S; mol wt 237.24.
C 45.56%, H 2.97%, N 17.71%, O 20.23%, S 13.52%.

Properties

Crystals from benzene + hexane, dec 171-172°.

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial.

Keywords

Antibacterial (Synthetic); Nitrofurans