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dimetridazole

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A C-nitro compound that is 5-nitroimidazole in which the hydrogens at positions 1 and 2 are replaced by methyl groups. An antiprotozoal drug, it has been banned by both the Government of Canada and the European Union as a livestock feed additive owing to suspicions of it being carcinogenic.

Term info

Label

dimetridazole

Synonyms
  • 1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

INN
dimetridazolum [ ChemIDplus ]

INN
dimetridazol [ WHO_MedNet ]

INN
dimetridazole [ ChemIDplus ]

IUPAC NAME
1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole [ IUPAC ]

INN
dimetridazole [ WHO_MedNet ]

charge

0

formula

C5H7N3O2

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

dimetridazole, 1,2-Dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole, dimetridazol, dimetridazolum, 5-Nitro-1,2-dimethylimidazole

id

CHEBI:141155

inchi

InChI=1S/C5H7N3O2/c1-4-6-3-5(7(4)2)8(9)10/h3H,1-2H3

inchikey

IBXPYPUJPLLOIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

141.128

monoisotopicmass

141.05383

smiles

C=1(N(C(=NC1)C)C)[N+]([O-])=O