Afoxolaner
Product Description
| Catalogue Number | A357710 |
| Chemical Name | Afoxolaner |
| Synonyms | 4-[5-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethylphenyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-isoxazol-3-yl]-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid [(2,2,2-trifluoroethylcarbamoyl)-methyl]-amide; Nexgard |
| CAS Number | 1093861-60-9 |
| Molecular Formula | C₂₆H₁₇ClF₉N₃O₃ |
| Molecular Weight | 625.87 |
| Category | Standards; Pharmaceutical/API Drug Impurities/Metabolites; |
| Applications | Afoxolaner is an insecticide and acaricide used in dogs to treat and prevent flea infestations. Used to treat specifically the Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis species. A possible anti-malarial found to kill disease-spreading mosquitoes when they bite treated people. |
| References | Beugnet, F. et al.: Parasite, 23, 14 (2016); Beugnet, F. et al.: Parasite, 23, 26 (2016); Chem. and Eng. News p.7 July 9 (2018) |
