
Nitrofurazone
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. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- [(E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylideneamino]urea
- Molecular formula
- C6H6N4O4
- Molecular weight
- 198.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 198.03890469 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 126.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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