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N-Benzyl-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-acetamide

97%

Synonym(s):

2-Nitro-N-(phenylmethyl)-1H-imidazole-1-acetamide, Benzonidazol, N-Benzyl-2-nitroimidazol-1-yl-acetamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H12N4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
260.25
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
Assay:
97%
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Quality Level

assay

97%

mp

189-192 °C (lit.)

solubility

methanol: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to yellow

functional group

amide, nitro, phenyl

SMILES string

[O-][N+](=O)c1nccn1CC(=O)NCc2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C12H12N4O3/c17-11(14-8-10-4-2-1-3-5-10)9-15-7-6-13-12(15)16(18)19/h1-7H,8-9H2,(H,14,17)

InChI key

CULUWZNBISUWAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

N-Benzyl-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-acetamide (Benznidazole) is a nitro-heterocyclic compound. It is widely employed drug for the treatment of Chagas disease. It exhibits three polymorphic forms..

Application

N-Benzyl-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-acetamide (Benznidazole) may be used as reference drug for the extraction of guaianolide from the aerial parts of Tanacetum parthenium and to evaluate its in vitro antiprotozoal activity.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Alejandra B Ciccarelli et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 56(10), 5315-5320 (2012-08-08)
A nutritional characteristic of trypanosomatid protozoa is that they need a heme compound as a growth factor. Because of the cytotoxic activity of heme and its structural similarity to cobalamins, we have investigated the in vitro and in vivo effect
Israel Molina et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 370(20), 1899-1908 (2014-05-16)
Current therapeutic options for Chagas' disease are limited to benznidazole and nifurtimox, which have been associated with low cure rates in the chronic stage of the disease and which have considerable toxicity. Posaconazole has shown trypanocidal activity in murine models.
D E Perez-Mazliah et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 68(2), 424-437 (2012-10-30)
Even though the use of combined drugs has been proved to be effective in other chronic infections, assessment of combined treatment of antiparasitic drugs in human Chagas' disease has not been performed. Herein, a pilot study was conducted to evaluate



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419656-1G04061832092461