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8-Hydroxy-5-nitroquinoline

96%

Synonym(s):

5-Nitro-8-quinolinol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H6N2O3
CAS Number:
4008-48-4
Molecular Weight:
190.16
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24848465
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
223-662-4
MDL number:
MFCD00006791
Assay:
96%
Form:
powder

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InChI key

RJIWZDNTCBHXAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C9H6N2O3/c12-8-4-3-7(11(13)14)6-2-1-5-10-9(6)8/h1-5,12H

SMILES string

Oc1ccc([N+]([O-])=O)c2cccnc12

assay

96%

form

powder

mp

181-183 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: very slightly soluble, diethyl ether: very slightly soluble, hydrochloric acid: freely soluble (hot)

functional group

nitro

Quality Level

100

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Application

8-Hydroxy-5-nitroquinoline was used in the synthesis of novel CO2-soluble 8-hydroxyquinoline chelating agents.

Biochem/physiol Actions

8-Hydroxy-5-nitroquinoline is an effective anti-microbial and anti-cancer agent. It is an effective drug for the treatment of urinary tract infections due to gram negative bacilli.

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GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Lot/Batch Number
STBG8313
S42156
S07423
10523KG
10210MR

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Gau-Yi Gao et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 99(1), 255-261 (2009-06-17)
To investigate the physicochemical characteristics, thermodynamics, possible sublimation process and kinetics of nitroxoline, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), isothermal thermogravimetry (TG), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy equipped with a micro hot-stage of DSC microscopy assembly (simultaneous DSC-FTIR method) were used.
C Pelletier et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 39(3), 707-713 (1995-03-01)
The antibacterial activity of nitroxoline (NIT), an antibiotic used in the treatment of acute or recurrent urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli, is decreased in the presence of Mg2+ and Mn2+ but not Ca2+. In order to elucidate the
A V Yatsenko et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 58(Pt 1), o19-o21 (2002-01-10)
The crystal structures of 8-hydroxy-5-nitroquinoline, C9H6N2O3, (I), and 8-hydroxy-5-nitroquinolinium chloride, C9H7N2O3+*Cl-, (II), have been determined from X-ray powder data. In (I), the molecules are linked via moderately strong hydrogen bonds to form dimers. Such a packing motif is likely to
Mohamed M Ghoneim et al.
Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 80(2), 162-168 (2010-09-14)
Nitroxoline has been reduced at the mercury electrode in buffered solutions (pH 2-11) in two irreversible cathodic steps. The first step was attributed to reduction of -NO(2) group to the hydroxylamine stage and the second one to reduction-saturation of the
E Bergogne-Berezin et al.
Pathologie-biologie, 35(5 Pt 2), 873-878 (1987-06-01)
Nitroxoline (8-hydroxy-5-nitroquinoline) has been used since 1962 in the treatment of urinary tract infections especially those due to gram negative bacilli (E. coli). The current renewal of the drug is in relation to the recently shown activity of nitroxoline against
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