Closantel

N-{5-chloro-4-[(4-chlorophenyl)(cyano)methyl]-2-methylphenyl}-2-hydroxy-3,5-diiodobenzamide is an aromatic amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 3,5-diiodosalicylic acid with the amino group of aniline substituted at positions 2, 4, and 5 by methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)(cyano)methyl, and methyl groups respectively. It is a nitrile, a member of phenols, an organoiodine compound, a monocarboxylic acid amide, an aromatic amide and a member of monochlorobenzenes. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Anthelmintics. Its therapeutic use is listed as antiparasitics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Closantelum and Flukiver. Its PubChem CID is 42574.