Florfenicol

Florfenicol (marketed by Schering-Plough Animal Health under the trade name Nuflor) is a fluorinated synthetic analog of thiamphenicol, mainly used as a antibiotic in veterinary medicine.

Florfenicol
Clinical data
Trade namesNuflor
Other names2,2-dichloro-N-((1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)propan-2-yl)ethanamide
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
intramuscular, subcutaneous
ATCvet code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • Veterinary use only
Identifiers
  • 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-(4-methanesulfonylphenyl)propan-2-yl]acetamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.170.898
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H14Cl2FNO4S
Molar mass358.21 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • ClC(Cl)C(=O)N[C@@H]([C@H](O)c1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)C)CF
  • InChI=1S/C12H14Cl2FNO4S/c1-21(19,20)8-4-2-7(3-5-8)10(17)9(6-15)16-12(18)11(13)14/h2-5,9-11,17H,6H2,1H3,(H,16,18)/t9-,10-/m1/s1 Y
  • Key:AYIRNRDRBQJXIF-NXEZZACHSA-N Y
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As a generic, it is now available worldwide.

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