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Chemical name is 2-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol,Soluble in water, slightly soluble in hot water and ethanol, very slightly soluble in water or chloroform.
It is widely used as medical or animal-use API, it is a broard-spectrum antibacterial agent mainly used to control the trichomonad, amebiasis and anaerobe infection.
Main technical index: [Property] white or yellowish crystal or crystal powder
[Identification] positive reaction
[Melting point]159-163°C
[Drying loss]≤0.5%
[Residue on ignition]≤0.1%
[Heavy metal]≤10ppm
[Assay]99.0~101.0%
Molecular formula:C6H9N3O3
H.S No.:29332900
SAtructural formulae:
Metronidazole