Nitrofurazone

Structure：

Molecular Formula：C₆H₆N₄O₄

Molecular Weight：198.14

CAS: 59-87-0

Appearance:

This product is a yellow crystalline powder, odorless, light in taste, but with a slightly bitter aftertaste. It turns darker in sunlight, melts at 236-240 ℃ and decomposes at the same time. This product is slightly soluble in ethanol, very slightly soluble in water, almost insoluble in ether and chloroform.

Quality Srandard：BP2019、EP9.0、USP43

Usage:

The product is a nitrofuran antibacterial drug. Such drugs also include furazolidone and furantoin. Furacilin has high oral toxicity and is used for surgical local or surface disinfection.

Package specification: 25kg / barrel

Properties

Nitrofurazone appears as odorless pale yellow needles or yellow powder. pH (saturated aqueous solution) 6.0 - 6.5. Alkaline solutions are dark orange. (NTP, 1992) Nitrofurazone is a semicarbazone resulting from the formal condensation of semicarbazide with 5-nitrofuraldehyde. A broad spectrum antibacterial drug, although with little activity against Pseudomonas species, it is used as a local application for burns, ulcers, wounds and skin infections. It has a role as an antibacterial drug. It is a semicarbazone and a nitrofuran antibiotic. A topical anti-infective agent effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. It is used for superficial WOUNDS AND INJURIES and skin infections. Nitrofurazone has also been administered orally in the treatment of TRYPANOSOMIASIS.

CAS No.

59-87-0

Formula

C6H6N4O4

Molecular Mass

198.136

Exact Mass

198.039

PSA

126.44000

Logp

1.80440