Cefditoren pivoxil

Cefditoren pivoxil is the pivaloyloxymethyl ester prodrug of cefditoren. Among its listed roles, it functions as a prodrug and an antibacterial drug. It is a pivaloyloxymethyl ester, a member of 1,3-thiazoles, an oxime O-ether and a member of cephams. Functionally, it is related to cefditoren. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Beta-lactams and Cephalosporins. Its therapeutic use is listed as anti-infectives and antibiotics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a semi-synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Meiact, Cefditoren pivaloyloxymethyl ester, Cefditorin and Spectracef. Its PubChem CID is 6437877.

CAS No 117467-28-4
Molecular Formula C25H28N6O7S3
Molecular Weight 620.7 g/mol
Synonyms 2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxymethyl (6R,7R)-7-[[(2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-methoxyiminoacetyl]amino]-3-[(Z)-2-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)ethenyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate

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