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SML2613

Secnidazole

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

1-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl) propan-2­ol, 1-(2­Hydroxypropyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, SYM-1219

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H11N3O3
CAS Number:
3366-95-8
Molecular Weight:
185.18
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00864656
Assay:
≥98% (HPLC)
Form:
powder
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assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

H2O: 2 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[N+](=O)([O-])c1[n](c(nc1)C)CC(O)C

InChI

1S/C7H11N3O3/c1-5(11)4-9-6(2)8-3-7(9)10(12)13/h3,5,11H,4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

KPQZUUQMTUIKBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nitroimidazole antimicrobial
Secnidazole is a nitroimidazole anti-microbial selective against many anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and protozoa. It has been approved for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Secnidazole is a prodrug, whose nitro group is reduced by bacterial enzymes to radical anions that interfere with bacterial DNA synthesis.

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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