Clopidol

Clopidol
Ball-and-stick model of the clopidol molecule
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3,5-Dichloro-2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-4-ol
Clinical data
Trade names Coyden
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Identifiers
2971-90-6 Yes
None
PubChem CID 18087
ChemSpider 17084 
UNII 8J763HFF5N Yes
KEGG D03559 Yes
ChEMBL CHEMBL446918 
Chemical data
Formula C7H7Cl2NO
192.04 g/mol
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Clopidol is an organic compound that is used as in veterinary medicine as a coccidiostat. It is prepared industrially by a multistep process from dehydroacetic acid.[1]

References

  1. Raimund Miller, Claudio Abaecherli, Adel Said, Barry Jackson "Ketenes" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2001, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/14356007.a15_063