Chlormidazole Knowpia

Chlormidazole
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	D01AC04 (WHO) ;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2-methylbenzimidazole;
CAS Number	3689-76-7;
PubChem CID	71821;
ChemSpider	64845;
UNII	8IKK64FJVX;
KEGG	D02557;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL152649;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5046140 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.020.908
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C15H13ClN2
Molar mass	256.73 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES Clc1ccc(cc1)Cn2c3ccccc3nc2C;

Chlormidazole (INN, also known as clomidazole) is used as a spasmolytic and azole antifungal drug.^[1]

Synthesis edit

Chlormidazole synthesis: Herrling et al., U.S. patent 2,876,233 (1959 to Grünenthal).

^ Krasiejko I, Gajewicz L, Lipnicki D (1990). "[Sensitivity of aerobic bacteria and Candida species to chlormidazole hydrochloride in vitro]". Polski Tygodnik Lekarski (in Polish). 45 (4–5): 91–2. PMID 2395759.