6563. Niridazole

Nomenclature

CAS number: 61-57-4
1-(5-Nitro-2-thiazolyl)-2-imidazolidinone; 1-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)-2-oxotetrahydroimidazole; nitrothiamidazol; Ba-32644; Ciba 32644-Ba; Ambilhar (Novartis).
C6H6N4O3S; mol wt 214.20.
C 33.64%, H 2.82%, N 26.16%, O 22.41%, S 14.97%.

Description and references

Prepn: BE 632989 (1963 to Ciba), C.A. 61, 1873d (1964), corresp to GB 986562; Lambert et al., Experientia 20, 452 (1964).

Chemical structure

Properties

Yellow crystals from dimethylformamide, mp 260-262°.

Therapeutic Category

Anthelmintic (Schistosoma).

Keywords

Anthelmintic (Schistosoma)