Arprinocid is a coccidiostat (or more likely a coccidiocide, i.e. a drug killing Coccidia parasites) used in veterinary medicine.[1]

Arprinocid
Ball-and-stick model of the arprinocid molecule
Clinical data
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Identifiers
  • 9-[(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)methyl]-6-purinamine
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H9ClFN5
Molar mass277.69 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Cl)CN2C=NC3=C2N=CN=C3N)F
  • InChI=1S/C12H9ClFN5/c13-8-2-1-3-9(14)7(8)4-19-6-18-10-11(15)16-5-17-12(10)19/h1-3,5-6H,4H2,(H2,15,16,17) checkY
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Synthesis

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Arprinocid synthesis: Merck & Co. R. J. Tull, G. D. Hartman, and L. M. Weinstock, U.S. patent 4,098,787 (1978).

References

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  1. ^ McQuistion TE, McDougald LR (October 1981). "Anticoccidial activity of arprinocid and halofuginone". Veterinary Parasitology. 9 (1): 27–33. doi:10.1016/0304-4017(81)90004-2. PMID 7201182.