C18H20FN3O4
361.4 g/mol
APIDanger
Levaquin
CAS100986-85-4EC600-146-0
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Levofloxacin, marketed under the brand name Levaquin, is a broad-spectrum antibiotic belonging to the fluoroquinolone class. It is the left-handed isomer of ofloxacin and is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the manufacturing of antibacterial medications.
pharmaceutical raw material for antibacterial drugsactive ingredient in fluoroquinolone antibiotic formulations
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H362May cause harm to breast-fed children
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-7-fluoro-2-methyl-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-10-oxo-4-oxa-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-5(13),6,8,11-tetraene-11-carboxylic acid
InChIKey
GSDSWSVVBLHKDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N
SMILES
C[C@H]1COC2=C3N1C=C(C(=O)C3=CC(=C2N4CCN(CC4)C)F)C(=O)O
Synonyms (71)
- LFX
- Levofloxacin (INN)
- Levofloxacine [INN-French]
- Levofloxacino [INN-Spanish]
- Levofloxacinum [INN-Latin]
- (-)-Ofloxacin
- (S)-Ofloxacin
- Aeroquin
- Anhydrous Ofloxacin
- Anhydrous, Levofloxacin
- Cravit
- Cravit (TN)
- Cravit IV
- Elequine
- Evoxil
- Floxacin
- Iquix
- L-Ofloxacin
- Levaquin
- Levaquin (TN)
- Levofiexacin
- Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
- Levofloxacin (Standard)
- Levofloxacin (as hemihydrate)
- Levofloxacin Anhydrous
- Levofloxacin hemihydrate
- Levofloxacin in 5% Dextrose
- Levofloxacin, >=98.0% (HPLC)
- Levofloxacin; sodium chloride
- Levofloxacine
- Levofloxacine (anhydrous)
- Levofloxacino
- Levofloxacino (anhydrous)
- Levofloxacinum
- Loxof
- Nofaxin
- Ofloxacin S-(-)-
- Ofloxacin S-(-)-form
- Ofloxcacin
- Oftaquix
- Quinsair
- Quixin
- RWJ 25213-097
- Tavanic
- Unibiotic
- Venaxan
- Volequin
- lLevofloxacin