Title: Diclazuril
CAS Registry Number: 101831-37-2
CAS Name: 2,6-Dichloro-a-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4,5-dihydro-3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-triazin-2(3
H)-yl)benzeneacetonitrile
Synonyms: (
p-chlorophenyl)[2,6-dichloro-4-(4,5-dihydro-3,5-dioxo-
as-triazin-2(3
H)-yl)phenyl]acetonitrile
Manufacturers' Codes: R-64433
Trademarks: Clinacox (Janssen)
Molecular Formula: C17H9Cl3N4O2
Molecular Weight: 407.64
Percent Composition: C 50.09%, H 2.23%, Cl 26.09%, N 13.74%, O 7.85%
Literature References: Nucleotide analog with broad-spectrum anticoccidial activity. Prepn: G. M. Boeckx
et al., EP 170316;
eidem, US 4631278 (both 1986 to Janssen). Mechanism of action studies: L. Maes
et al., J. Parasitol. 74, 931 (1988); A. Verheyen
et al., ibid. 939. Efficacy against
Eimeria species in turkeys: O. Vanparijs
et al., Avian Dis. 33, 479 (1989); in chickens: O. Vanparijs
et al., Poult. Sci. 69, 60 (1990). Preliminary evaluation in coccidial enteritis in AIDS patients: K. Kayembe
et al., Lancet 1, 1397 (1989).
Properties: mp 290.5°.
Melting point: mp 290.5°
Therap-Cat-Vet: Coccidiostat.