Metronidazole
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C6H9N3O3
- Molar mass
- 171.16 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 171.0644 Da
- Melting point
- 158–160 °C
- pKa
- 2.38
- Water solubility
- 11 g/L (25 °C)
- logP
- 0.09Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 81.2 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 1 / 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 3
Hazards
Danger
- H302 Harmful if swallowed15.3% of notifiers
- H312 Harmful in contact with skin16.4% of notifiers
- H332 Harmful if inhaled16.9% of notifiers
- H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects53.7% of notifiers
- H350 May cause cancer49.7% of notifiers
- H351 Suspected of causing cancer34.5% of notifiers
- H373 May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure29.4% of notifiers
- H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects39.5% of notifiers
Aggregated from 177 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.
Precautionary statements
P203, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P362+P364, P405, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
443-48-1SMILES
Cc1ncc([N+](=O)[O-])n1CCOInChIKey
VAOCPAMSLUNLGC-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/C6H9N3O3/c1-5-7-4-6(9(11)12)8(5)2-3-10/h4,10H,2-3H2,1H3Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass.
Names and synonyms
77 names · show all
- 1H-Imidazole-1-ethanol, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
- Imidazole-1-ethanol, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
- 2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol
- Bayer 5360
- RP 8823
- Clont
- Flagyl
- 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole
- 1-Hydroxyethyl-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole
- 1-(β-Hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole
- 2-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol
- Metronidazol
- Trichopal
- Flagil
- Klont
- Orvagil
- Anagiardil
- Gineflavir
- Takimetol
- Mexibol
- Flagesol
- Trichomol
- Trivazol
- Deflamon
- Vagimid
- Klion
- Entizol
- Metrogyl
- Metropol
- Elyzol
- Noritate
- Metron
- Tricocet
- Metrotop
- Trichocide
- Sanatrichom
- Protostat
- Tricho-gynaedron
- Rathimed
- NSC 50364
- Metro cream & gel
- Fossyol
- Metrolyl
- Zadstat
- Metrolag
- Trichazol
- Arilin
- Vagilen
- MetroGel
- Tricho cordes
- Satric
- Medazol
- Efloran
- NSC 69587
- Trichobrol
- Cimetrol 500LPCI
- Trikhopol
- Nidazole
- Dentamet gel
- Metrovagin
- Polibiotic
- Flazol
- Supplin
- Emgyl
- Metrodol
- Loxagyl
- Metrotab
- Tromet
- Emtrin
- Rosiced
- Trichopole
- Trichopol
- Metrodine
- Compeba
- 2-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethanol
- Metro
- 2-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-ol
Work with Metronidazole
Similar compounds
Secnidazole3366-95-863 % similar
Tinidazole19387-91-861 % similar
Ornidazole16773-42-557 % similar
Dimetridazole551-92-855 % similar
Carnidazole42116-76-755 % similar
Metronidazole benzoate13182-89-354 % similar
2-Hydroxymethyl-1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole936-05-047 % similar
2-Methyl-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol1615-15-237 % similar
Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.