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C6H6N4O4
198.14 g/mol
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Nitrofurazone

CAS59-87-0EC200-443-1
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Nitrofurazone is an antimicrobial compound of the nitrofuran class, commonly formulated as a topical antibiotic ointment. It is active against a range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and is also investigated for use in trypanosomiasis.

topical antibiotic active pharmaceutical ingredientantimicrobial raw material for pharmaceutical manufacturingresearch compound for antibacterial and antiparasitic studies

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Referencestereoisomer of

(2E)-2-[(5-Nitrofuran-2-yl)methylidene](¹⁵N₂)hydrazine-1-(¹³C)carboxamide

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

[(E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylideneamino]urea

InChIKey

IAIWVQXQOWNYOU-FPYGCLRLSA-N

SMILES

C1=C(OC(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])/C=N/NC(=O)N

Synonyms (145)
  • NFS
  • NFZ
  • U-6421
  • Nitrofural (INN)
  • Nitrofural for peak identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Nitrofural, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Nitrofuralum [INN-Latin]
  • Nitrofurazone (USP)
  • Nitrofurazone, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • (E)-Nitrofurazone
  • 5-Nitrofurazone
  • 5-Nitrofurfural semicarbazone
  • API FURAN-2
  • Actin-N
  • Acutol
  • Aldomycin
  • Alfucin
  • Amifur
  • Babrocid
  • Becafurazone
  • Biofuracina
  • Biofurea
  • Chemofuran
  • Chixin
  • Cocafurin
  • Coxistat
  • Dermofural
  • Dymazone
  • Dynazone
  • Eldezol
  • Eldezol F-6
  • Fedacin
  • Flavazone
  • Fracine
  • Fura Ointment
  • Fura-Septin Soluble Dressing
  • Fura-septin
  • Furacilin
  • Furacilinum
  • Furacillin
  • Furacin
  • Furacin (TN)
  • Furacin-Hc
  • Furacine
  • Furacinetten
  • Furacoccid
  • Furacort
  • Furacycline
  • Furaderm
  • Furagent
  • Furalcyn
  • Furaldon
  • Furalone
  • Furametral
  • Furan-Ofteno
  • Furaplast
  • Furaseptyl
  • Furaskin
  • Furatsilin
  • Furaziline
  • Furazin
  • Furazina
  • Furazol W
  • Furazone
  • Furazyme
  • Furesol
  • Furosem
  • Fuvacillin
  • Hemofuran
  • Ibiofural
  • Mammex
  • Mastofuran
  • Monafuracin
  • Monafuracis
  • Monofuracin
  • NFZ Puffer
  • NFZ Wound Dressing
  • NITROFURAZONE [MART.]
  • Nefco
  • Nfz mix
  • Nifucin
  • Nifurid
  • Nifuzon
  • Nitrofural
  • Nitrofural CRS
  • Nitrofuralum
  • Nitrofuran
  • Nitrofuran (bactericide)
  • Nitrofurane
  • Nitrofurazan
  • Nitrofurazone (Nitrofural)
  • Nitrofurazone (Standard)
  • Nitrofurazone Dressing
  • Nitrofurazone Ointment
  • Nitrofurazone Soluble Powder
  • Nitrofurazonum
  • Nitrofurol
  • Nitrozone
  • Otofural
  • Otofuran
  • Rivafurazon
  • Sanfuran
  • Semikarbazon 5-nitrofurfuralu
  • Spray-Dermis
  • Spray-Foral
  • Usaf ea-4
  • Vabrocid
  • Vadrocid
  • Veterinary nitrofurazone
  • Yatrocin
  • component of Furacort
  • component of Furadex
  • component of Furea
  • component of Furea (Salt/Mix)
  • nitrofurazone