6472. Nequinate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13997-19-8
6-Butyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(phenylmethoxy)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid methyl ester; 7-(benzyloxy)-6-n-butyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid methyl ester; 3-methoxycarbonyl-6-n-butyl-7-benzyloxy-4-oxoquinoline; 7-(benzyloxy)-6-n-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid methyl ester; 7-(benzyloxy)-6-n-butyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-quinolone; methyl benzoquate; ICI-55052; Statyl (Ayerst).
C22H23NO4; mol wt 365.42.
C 72.31%, H 6.34%, N 3.83%, O 17.51%.

Description and references

Prepn: BE 677592 and GB 1070223 (1966 to I.C.I.), C.A. 68, 68899j (1968). Coccidiostatic activity: Bowie et al., Nature 214, 1349 (1967). HPLC determn in poultry feedstuffs: G. H. J. Merson et al., Analyst 110, 761 (1985).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals, mp 287-288°.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Coccidiostat.