Title:  Trifluridine 
CAS Registry Number:  70-00-8 
CAS Name:  a,a,a-Trifluorothymidine 
Additional Names:  2¢-deoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)uridine;  5-(trifluoromethyl)-2¢-deoxyuridine;  F3TDR 
Manufacturers' Codes:  NSC-75520 
Trademarks:  TFT Thilo (Alcon-Thilo);  Virophta (Dulcis);  Viroptic (Burroughs Wellcome) 
Molecular Formula:  C10H11F3N2O5 
Molecular Weight:  296.20 
Percent Composition:  C 40.55%, H 3.74%, F 19.24%, N 9.46%, O 27.01% 
Literature References:  Prepn:  C. Heidelberger et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84, 3597 (1962); eidem, J. Med. Chem. 7, 1 (1964); C. Heidelberger, US 3201387 (1965 to U.S. Dept. HEW).  Crystal structure:  A. H. Tench, Diss. Abstr. Int. B 33, 3587 (1973).  NMR study:  R. J. Cushley et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 90, 709 (1968).  Metabolism:  D. L. Dexter et al., Cancer Res. 32, 247 (1972); W. J. O'Brien, H. F. Edelhauser, Invest. Ophthalmol. Visual Sci. 16, 1093 (1977).  Pharmacodynamics:  B. L. Wigdahl, J. R. Parkhurst, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 14, 470 (1978); G. J. Smith et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 83, 1538 (1978).  Teratogenicity study:  M. Itoi et al., Arch. Ophthalmol. 93, 46 (1975).  Cytotoxicity and mutagenicity study:  E. Huberman, C. Heidelberger, Mutat. Res. 14, 130 (1972).  Clinical studies:  H. E. Kaufman, Invest. Ophthalmol. Visual Sci. 17, 941 (1978); R. A. Hyndiuk et al., Arch. Ophthalmol. 96, 1839 (1978).  Review of mechanism of antiviral activity:  C. Heidelberger, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 255, 317 (1975).  Review of pharmacology and therapeutic use:  A. A. Carmine et al., Drugs 23, 329-353 (1982). 
Properties:  Cryst from ethyl acetate, mp 186-189°.  uv max (0.1N HCl):  260 nm (e 9960); (0.1N NaOH):  260 nm (e 6590). 
Melting point:  mp 186-189° 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (0.1N HCl):  260 nm (e 9960); (0.1N NaOH):  260 nm (e 6590) 
Therap-Cat:  Antiviral (ophthalmic). 
Keywords:  Antiviral; Purines/Pyrimidinones.   |