Oxfendazole

Description

What is Oxfendazole?

Oxfendazole is a member of the class of benzimidazoles that is fenbendazole in which the sulfur has been oxidised to the corresponding sulfoxide. It has a role as an antinematodal drug. It is a sulfoxide, a member of benzimidazoles and a carbamate ester. It derives from a fenbendazole. Benzimidazole antihelminthic protects livestock from roundworm. strongyles, and pinworn.

Basic information

Product Name:	Oxfendazole
Synonyms:	Oxfendazol; Oxfendazolum; Oxfendazole USP
CAS:	53716-50-0
MF:	C15H13N3O3S
MW:	315.35
EINECS:	258-714-5
Product Categories:	Pharmaceutical raw materials;APIs;Antiparasitic drugs;Anthelmintics

Chemical Structure

Oxfendazole

Chemical Properties

Melting point	298-300℃
density	1.3229 (rough estimate)
refractive index	1.6740 (estimate)
storage temp.	Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
form	neat
pka	10.27±0.10(Predicted)
color	Crystals from chloroform-methanol
InChIKey	BEZZFPOZAYTVHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Oxfendazole Uses

a. Oxfendazole, the sulfoxide form of benthiamidazole, is a benzimidazole anthelmintic. It can destroy the microtubule structure of the epithelial cells of gastrointestinal worms and inhibit the worms from taking up glucose from the intestinal tract.

b. Oxfendazole is used to treat and control adults and larvae of the gastrointestinal tract. It has a good effect on the treatment of roundworms and lung worms in pigs, cattle and sheep, including Ostertagia and Haemonchus. , Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, Cooperia, Capillaria, Oesophagostomum, Chabertia, Trichuris, and Dictyocaulus…etc.

Technical Support & Resources

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