Etofamide

Chemical compound
  • P01AC03 (WHO)
Legal statusLegal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • 2,2-dichloro-N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-N- [4-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzyl]acetamide
CAS Number
  • 25287-60-9 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 65718
ChemSpider
  • 59142
UNII
  • 03F36JH21U
KEGG
  • D07355 checkY
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL1788393
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID40179926 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.042.522 Edit this at WikidataChemical and physical dataFormulaC19H20Cl2N2O5Molar mass427.28 g·mol−13D model (JSmol)
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  • CCOCCN(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-])C(=O)C(Cl)Cl
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C19H20Cl2N2O5/c1-2-27-12-11-22(19(24)18(20)21)13-14-3-7-16(8-4-14)28-17-9-5-15(6-10-17)23(25)26/h3-10,18H,2,11-13H2,1H3
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Etofamide (INN, also known as eticlordifene) is an antiprotozoal drug used in the treatment of amoebiasis.

Its effect against Giardia lamblia has been described as modest.[1]

References

  1. ^ Cedillo-Rivera R, Muñoz O (September 1992). "In-vitro susceptibility of Giardia lamblia to albendazole, mebendazole and other chemotherapeutic agents". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 37 (3): 221–4. doi:10.1099/00222615-37-3-221. PMID 1518040.
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