florfenicol

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An antimicrobial agent, closely related to chloramphenicol, but free of the ability to induce aplastic anemia in humans.

Florfenicol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2,2-dichloro-N-((1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1- hydroxy-1-(4-(methylsulfonyl) phenyl) propan-2-yl) ethanamide
Identifiers
CAS number	76639-94-6
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Chemical data
Formula	C12H14Cl2FNO4S
Mol. mass	358.21 g/mol
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Florfenicol is a fluorinated synthetic analog of thiamphenicol.^[1]

References

1. ^ Syriopoulou VP, Harding AL, Goldmann DA, Smith AL (Feb 1981). "In vitro antibacterial activity of fluorinated analogs of chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol.". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 19 (2): 294-7. PMID 6957162. 

External links

• PubChem 114811

Antibacterials for systemic use: amphenicols (J01B)
Chloramphenicol - Thiamphenicol - Florfenicol

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