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C12H12N2O3
232.23 g/mol
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Nalidixic acid

CAS389-08-2EC206-864-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Nalidixic acid is the first synthetic quinolone antibiotic, used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in manufacturing.

active pharmaceutical ingredient for antibacterial drug productionquinolone antibiotic starting materialpharmaceutical manufacturing intermediate

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
H351Suspected of causing cancer
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1-ethyl-7-methyl-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid

InChIKey

MHWLWQUZZRMNGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCN1C=C(C(=O)C2=C1N=C(C=C2)C)C(=O)O

Synonyms (94)
  • Acide nalidixique [INN-French]
  • Acido nalidixico [INN-Spanish]
  • Acidum nalidixicum [INN-Latin]
  • Nalidixic acid (JP18/USP/INN)
  • Nalidixic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Nalidixic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Nalidixic acid, meets USP testing specifications
  • 1-ethyl-7-methyl-4-oxo-1
  • Acid, Nalidixic
  • Acide nalidixico
  • Acide nalidixico [Italian]
  • Acide nalidixique
  • Acide nalidixique [French]
  • Acido nalidissico
  • Acido nalidixico
  • Acidum nalidixicum
  • Anhydrous, Nalidixate Sodium
  • Betaxina
  • Cybis
  • Dixiben
  • Dixinal
  • Eucisten
  • Eucistin
  • Innoxalomn
  • Innoxalon
  • Jicsron
  • Kusnarin
  • NALIDIXIC ACID [MART.]
  • Nalidic acid
  • Nalidicron
  • Nalidixan
  • Nalidixane
  • Nalidixanum;
  • Nalidixate
  • Nalidixic
  • Nalidixic acid (NegGram)
  • Nalidixic acid (Standard)
  • Nalidixin
  • Nalidixinic acid
  • Nalitucsan
  • Nalix
  • Nalurin
  • Narigix
  • Naxuril
  • NegGram
  • NegGram (TN)
  • Negram
  • Nevigramon
  • Nicelate
  • Nogram
  • Poleon
  • Sicmylon
  • Specifen
  • Specifin
  • Unaserus
  • Uralgin
  • Uriben
  • Uriclar
  • Urisal
  • Urodixin
  • Uroman
  • Uroneg
  • Uronidix
  • Uropan
  • WIN 18,320
  • Wintomylon
  • Wintron
  • nalidixic acid