Florfenicol

CAS: 73231-34-2

Ref. TR-F405750

Product Information

• Name: Florfenicol
• Synonyms: Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[1-(fluoromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethyl]-, [R-(R*,S*)]-, 2,2-Dichloro-N-[(1S,2R)-1-(fluoromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethyl]acetamide, Aquafen, Aquaflor, Flonicol, Florgane, Floron, Nuflor, Sch 25298, Selectan, Topazone, 2,2-Dichloro-N-[(1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)propan-2-yl]acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-{(1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]propan-2-yl}acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-{1-(fluoromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]ethyl}acetamide, Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1S,2R)-1-(fluoromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethyl]-, Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[1-(fluoromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethyl]-, [R-(R*,S*)]-, Flofenicol, Florfeniol
• CAS: 73231-34-2

Description

Applications Florfenicol is a fluorinated derivative of thiamphenicol. Florfenicol inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to ribosome 50S and 70S subunits. Florfenicol is used as an antibacterial.
References Kim, E and Aoki, T.: Microbiol. Immunol., 40, 665, (1996), Keyes, K.: Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 44, 421 (2000)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 358.21
• Formula: C₁₂H₁₄Cl₂FNO₄S
• Color/Form: Off-White
• InChI: InChI=1S/C12H14Cl2FNO4S/c1-21(19,20)8-4-2-7(3-5-8)10(17)9(6-15)16-12(18)11(13)14/h2-5,9-11,17H,6H2,1H3,(H,16,18)/t9-,10-/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=AYIRNRDRBQJXIF-NXEZZACHSA-N
• SMILES: CS(=O)(=O)c1ccc([C@@H](O)[C@@H](CF)NC(=O)C(Cl)Cl)cc1