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Voriconazole

CAS No.
137234-62-9
Chemical Name:
Voriconazole
Synonyms
Isopropyl 4-hydroxybutane-1-sulfonate;Voriconzole;(2R,3S)-2-(2,4-DIFLUOROPHENYL)-3-(5-FLUOROPYRIMIDIN-4-YL)-1-(1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-1-YL)BUTAN-2-OL;2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-1-(1h-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol;(2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanol;(2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-((1H)-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-butan-2-;(2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-((1H)-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-butan-2-ol;UK-10949;UK-109496;Voricozole
CBNumber:
CB1160110
Molecular Formula:
C16H14F3N5O
Molecular Weight:
349.31
MDL Number:
MFCD00905717
MOL File:
137234-62-9.mol
Last updated:2024-11-19 20:33:22

Voriconazole Properties

Melting point 127-130°C
alpha D25 -62° (c = 1 in methanol)
Boiling point 508.6±60.0 °C(Predicted)
Density 1.42±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted)
Flash point 9℃
storage temp. 2-8°C
solubility DMSO: >20mg/mL
pka 11.54±0.29(Predicted)
form white powder
color White to Almost white
Merck 14,10033
InChI InChI=1/C16H14F3N5O/c1-10(15-14(19)5-20-7-22-15)16(25,6-24-9-21-8-23-24)12-3-2-11(17)4-13(12)18/h2-5,7-10,25H,6H2,1H3/t10-,16+/s3
InChIKey BCEHBSKCWLPMDN-MGPLVRAMSA-N
SMILES [C@@](C1C=CC(F)=CC=1F)(O)(CN1N=CN=C1)[C@H](C1=NC=NC=C1F)C |&1:0,16,r|
CAS DataBase Reference 137234-62-9(CAS DataBase Reference)
FDA UNII JFU09I87TR
NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms voriconazole
NCI Drug Dictionary voriconazole
ATC code J02AC03

Pharmacokinetic data

Protein binding 58%
Excreted unchanged in urine <2%
Volume of distribution 4.6(L/kg)
Biological half-life 6 (depends on dose) / Unchanged

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  GHS hazard pictogramsGHS hazard pictograms
GHS06,GHS08
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H301-H341-H351-H361-H371-H372-H373-H412
Precautionary statements  P201-P202-P260-P264-P273-P301+P310
Hazard Codes  Xn,T,F
Risk Statements  22-36/38-52/53-48/22-40-25-61-39/23/24/25-23/24/25-11
Safety Statements  26-36-45-36/37-22-53-16
RIDADR  UN1230 - class 3 - PG 2 - Methanol, solution
WGK Germany  3
RTECS  UV9145000
HazardClass  6.1
PackingGroup  III
HS Code  29335990
NFPA 704
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Voriconazole Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

Voriconazole is a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal ,it is primarily used for the treatment of progressive, possibly life-threatening infections in immune deficiency patients. Indications include: immunosuppressed patients with severe fungal infections, acute invasive aspergillosis (the most common pathogen is Aspergillus fumigatus, followed by A. flavus, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus soil), severe invasive infections caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida (including C. krusei) severe infection caused by Foot actinomycetes bacteria genus and Fusarium bacteria genus . Moderate to severe renal insufficiency is administered intravenously paying caution.

Chemical Properties

Cyrstalline Solid

Originator

Pfizer (UK)

Uses

Voriconazole is an antifungal (systemic) that belong to an ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitor. It is used to treat serious fungal or yeast infections, such as aspergillosis (fungal infection in the lungs), candidemia (fungal infection in the blood), esophageal candidiasis (candida esophagitis), or other fungal infections (infections in the skin, stomach, kidney, bladder, or wounds).

Definition

ChEBI: Voriconazole is a triazole-based antifungal agent used for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, and serious fungal infections caused by Scedosporium apiospermum and Fusarium spp. It is an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) and CYP3A4. It has a role as a P450 inhibitor. It is a member of pyrimidines, a difluorobenzene, a tertiary alcohol, a triazole antifungal drug and a conazole antifungal drug.

Indications

Voriconazole (Vfend), a derivative of fluconazole, is a second-generation triazole that has improved antifungal activity against Aspergillus and Fusarium spp., P. boydii, Penicillium marneffei, and fluconazole-resistant Candida spp. Like fluconazole, voriconazole has high oral bioavailability and good cerebrospinal fluid penetration, but unlike fluconazole, it undergoes extensive hepatic metabolism and is highly protein bound. No significant amount of bioactive drug is excreted into the urine. Dosage reduction is necessary with severe hepatic insufficiency but not with renal insufficiency.

brand name

Vfend (Pfizer).

Antimicrobial activity

The spectrum includes most fungi that cause human disease: dimorphic fungi (Blast. dermatitidis, Coccidioides spp., Hist. capsulatum, Paracocc. brasiliensis, Pen. marneffei and Spor. schenckii), molds (Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp. and Scedosporium spp.), dematiaceous fungi and yeasts (Candida spp., Cryptococcus spp. and Trichosporon spp.).

Acquired resistance

Some fluconazole- and itraconazole-resistant strains of Candida and Aspergillus spp. show reduced susceptibility to voriconazole.

General Description

Voriconazole is a synthetically prepared, broad-spectrum triazole derivative of fluconazole, which shows in vitro activity against many yeasts and a broad-spectrum of mold and dermatophyte isolates. Its mode of action involves the inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent enzyme, 14-α-sterol demethylase, and hence it is involved in disrupting the cell membrane and terminate the fungal growth.

Pharmaceutical Applications

Voriconazole is a triazole, antifungal agent that inhibits a broad range of pathogenic yeasts, including Candida (MIC = 0.03-8 μg/ml), and filamentous fungi such as Aspergillus, Scedosporium, and Fusarium. Its inhibitory action results from its ability to inhibit the synthesis of ergosterol, the major sterol of the fungal cell membrane.

Biological Activity

Voriconazole is an triazole antifungal agent used to treat serious fungal infections. It inhibits ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting CYP450-dependent 14-α sterol demethylase resulting in a depletion of ergosterol in fungal cell membranes. Displays potent activity against Candida , Cryptococcus and Aspergillus species.

Pharmacokinetics

Oral absorption: 96%
Cmax 400 mg oral: c. 2 mg/L after 2 h
Plasma half-life: c. 6 h
Volume of distribution: 4.6 L/kg
Plasma protein binding: 58%
Absorption
Oral absorption is rapid and almost complete, and is unaffected by intragastric pH. In adults, there is a disproportionate increase in blood concentrations with increasing oral and parenteral dosage, due to partial saturation of first-pass metabolism. In children given low dosages of the drug, proportional changes in drug levels are seen.
Distribution
It is widely distributed into body tissues and fluids, including brain and CSF.
Metabolism and excretion
It is extensively metabolized by the liver. More than 80% of a dose appears in the urine, but less than 2% is excreted in unchanged form. It is metabolized by several different hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes. Some people with point mutations in the genes encoding these enzymes are poor metabolizers while others are extensive metabolizers. Drug levels are as much as four-fold lower in individuals who metabolize the drug more extensively.

Clinical Use

Acute and chronic invasive aspergillosis
Serious invasive Candida infections
Serious infections caused by Scedosporium and Fusarium spp.

Side effects

Unwanted effects include mild to moderate visual disturbance, rashes, and transient abnormalities of liver enzymes. Rare side effects include life-threatening hepatitis.

Synthesis

The synthesis of voriconazole is an excellent example of process research. As depicted in the scheme, 5-fluorouracil (229) was chlorinated in both the 2- and 4- positions using a mixture of phosphorus oxychloride and N,N-dimethylaniline at 95?? C to afford 230 in 95% yield. Dichloro pyrimidine 230 was reacted with ethyl magnesium bromide to give dihydropyrimidine adduct 231. Adduct 231 was oxidized prior to quenching using a mixture of iodine and TEA in THF to give 2,4-dichloro-6-ethyl-5-fluoro pyrimidine (232) in 75% yield. Reaction of 232 with two equiv of aqueous NaOH at reflux gave selective displacement of the chloro functionality at 4-position. Acidification of the reaction and extraction with DCM gave 2-chloro-6-ethyl-5-fluoro-4(3H)- pyrimidine which was conveniently isolated as its ammonia salt 233. Dechlorination of 233 was achieved using catalytic hydrogenation at 50?? to provide 234 in 80% yield. Alternatively, 4-fluoro-6-ethyl-5-fluoropyrimidine (234) was prepared in a two-pot process in which methyl 3- oxopentanoate (235) was fluorinated with fluorine gas to give methyl 2-fluoro-3-oxopentanoate (236) in 80-90% yield. This ester was then cyclized with formamidine acetate in the presence of NaOMe to give 234 in a moderate yield (50-70%). Reaction of 234 with phosphorus oxychloride and TEA afforded 4-chloro-6-methyl-5- fluoropyrimidine (237) in 90% yield. Reaction of 237 with NBS in the presence of AIBN initiator provided bromide 238 in 95% yield. A Reformatsky protocol was employed in the condensation of 238 with ketone 239 which was an intermediate in the commercial synthesis of Diflucan. A solution of iodine in THF was added to a slurry of zinc and lead at rt and then a mixture of bromide 238 and ketone 239 were added to the above mixture at 5??C for 30 min. This provided the best diastereomeric selectivity and the ratio of 241 and 240 enantiomeric pair reached approximately 10 to 1. Adduct 241 was de-chlorinated using standard hydrogenation condition (5% w/w Pd on carbon /15 psi hydrogen) to give the racemate of voriconazole. The racemic voriconazole was resolved using (1R)-10-camphorsulfonic acid (242) and crystallization of the required diastereomeric salt provided optically pure voriconazole (28) in 80% yield.
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Veterinary Drugs and Treatments

Voriconazole may be a useful treatment for a variety of fungal infections in veterinary patients, particularly against Blastomyces, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus. It has high oral bioavailability in a variety of species and can cross into the CNS. Currently available human dosage forms are extremely expensive, however, and little clinical experience has occurred using voriconazole in veterinary patients. There is considerable interest in using voriconazole for treating aspergillosis in pet birds as their relative small size may allow the drug to be affordable; additional research must be performed before dosing regimens are available.

Drug interactions

Potentially hazardous interactions with other drugs
Analgesics: concentration of diclofenac, ibuprofen, alfentanil, methadone and oxycodone increased, consider reducing alfentanil and methadone dose; concentration of fentanyl possibly increased.
Anti-arrhythmics: avoid with dronedarone.
Antibacterials: concentration reduced by rifabutin; increase dose of voriconazole from 200 to 350 mg and from 100 to 200 mg (depends on patient’s weight), and increase IV dose to 5 mg/kg if used in combination - avoid concomitant use if possible; increased rifabutin levels - monitor for toxicity; concentration reduced by rifampicin - avoid.
Anticoagulants: avoid with apixiban and rivaroxaban; enhanced effect of coumarins.
Antidepressants: avoid concomitant use with reboxetine; concentration reduced by St John’s wort - avoid.
Antidiabetics: possibly increased concentration of sulphonylureas.
Antiepileptics: concentration possibly reduced by carbamazepine, phenobarbital and primidone - avoid; fosphenytoin and phenytoin reduces voriconazole concentration and voriconazole increases fosphenytoin and phenytoin concentration - double oral voriconazole dose and increase IV to 5 mg/kg dose if using with phenytoin; avoid if possible.
Antimalarials: avoid concomitant use with artemether/lumefantrine and piperaquine with artenimol.
Antipsychotics: concentration of lurasidone increased - avoid concomitant use; increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias with pimozide - avoid concomitant use; possibly increased quetiapine levels - avoid concomitant use.
Antivirals: concentration increased or decreased by atazanavir and concentration of atazanavir reduced; concentration of daclatasvir possibly increased - reduce daclatasvir dose; concentration possibly affected by darunavir; concentration reduced by efavirenz and ritonavir; also concentration of efavirenz increased - avoid with ritonavir; with efavirenz reduce dose by 50
% and increase dose of voriconazole to 400 mg twice daily; concentration possibly increased by simeprevir - avoid; concentration possibly affected by telaprevir - increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias; possibly increased saquinavir levels; concentration of simeprevir possibly increased - avoid.
Avanafil: possibly increased avanafil concentration - avoid.
Benzodiazepines: may inhibit metabolism of diazepam and midazolam.
Ciclosporin: AUC increased - reduce ciclosporin dose by 50
% and monitor closely.
Clopidogrel: possibly reduced antiplatelet effect.
Cytotoxics: possibly increases bosutinib concentration - avoid or reduce dose of bosutinib; possibly increases crizotinib and everolimus concentration - avoid; possibly increases ibrutinib, pazopanib and ponatinib concentration - reduce dose of ibrutinib, pazopanib and ponatinib; avoid with ceritinib, lapatinib, nilotinib, cabazitaxel and docetaxel (or reduce dose of cabazitaxel, ceritinib and docetaxel); reduce dose of panobinostat and ruxolitinib.
Domperidone: possible increased risk of arrhythmias - avoid.
Ergot alkaloids: risk of ergotism - avoid.
Ivacaftor and lumacaftor: possibly increase ivacaftor concentration - reduce dose of ivacaftor and ivacaftor with lumacaftor.
Lipid-lowering drugs: possibly increased risk of myopathy with atorvastatin or simvastatin; avoid with lomitapide.
Ranolazine: possibly increased ranolazine concentration - avoid.
Retinoids: possibly increased risk of tretinoin toxicity.
Sirolimus: increased sirolimus concentration - avoid.
Tacrolimus: AUC increased - reduce tacrolimus dose to a third and monitor closely.
Ulcer-healing drugs: esomeprazole and omeprazole concentration increased - reduce omeprazole dose by 50
%.

Metabolism

Voriconazole is metabolised by hepatic cytochrome P450 isoenzyme CYP2C19; the major metabolite is the inactive N-oxide. Metabolism via isoenzymes CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 has also been shown in vitro.
Voriconazole is eliminated via hepatic metabolism with less than 2
% of the dose excreted unchanged in the urine. After administration of a radiolabelled dose of voriconazole, approximately 80
% of the radioactivity is recovered in the urine as metabolites. The majority (>94
%) of the total radioactivity is excreted in the first 96 hours after both oral and intravenous dosing

storage

Store at +4°C

Mode of action

Voriconazole is structurally related to fluconazole (Pfizer, diflucan) and acts by inhibiting the cytochrome P450- dependant enzyme 14a-sterol demethylase of ergosterol synthesis (thereby resulting in the formation of a cell membrane with abnormal characteristics and accumulation of toxic sterol intermediates). Voriconazole was more active than itraconazole and fluconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans and a variety of Candidas species such as C. albicans, C. glabrata C. krusei. It also exhibits similar or superior activity compared to amphotericin B and itraconazole against filamentous fungi such as Aspergillus, an important pathogen which is not susceptible to fluconazole.

Precautions

Significant drug interactions include cyclosporins(increased cyclosporine levels), phenytoin, rifampin,and rifabutin (decreased voriconazole levels). Becauseof its low toxicity profile, this drug may gain importancein the chronic treatment of infections with invasive dimorphicfungi and resistant Candida spp.

References

[1] sabo ja, abdel-rahman sm. voriconazole: a new triazole antifungal. ann pharmacother. 2000 sep;34(9):1032-43.
[2] johnson lb, kauffman ca. voriconazole: a new triazole antifungal agent. clin infect dis. 2003 mar 1;36(5):630-7.

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Voriconazole Spectrum

Voriconazole 2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol Voriconazole solution (2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-1-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol Voriconazole, >=98.5% Voriconazole(UK 109496) Voriconazole≥ 99.9% (HPLC, Dried basis) Voricozole VORICONAZOLE (2R,3S/2S,3R)-3-(5-FLUORO-4-PYRIMIDINYL)-2-(2,4-DIFLUOROPHENYL)-1-(1H-1,2,4-TRIA (aR,bS)-a-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-5-fluoro-b-methyl-a-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-pyrimidineethanol UK-10949 (aR,S)-a-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-5-fluoro--methyl-a-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-pyrimidineethanol UK-109496 Vorionazole (2R,3S)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-1-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol (R*,S*)-α-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-5-fluoro-β-Methyl-α-(1H- 1,2,4-triazol-1-ylMethyl)-4-pyriMidineethanol (αR,βS)-α-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-5-fluoro-β-Methyl-α-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylMethyl)-4-pyriMidineethanol Voriconazole, 98%, a potent and broad-spectrum anti-fungal agent Voriconazole USP Voriconazole tab Voriconazole - Vfend | UK 109496 Voriconazole RS Voriconazole CRS (αR,βS)-Voriconazole 4-Pyrimidineethanol, α-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-5-fluoro-β-methyl-α-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-, (αR,βS)- Voriconazole USP/EP/BP Voriconazole DISCONTINUED Voriconsrole VoriconazoleQ: What is Voriconazole Q: What is the CAS Number of Voriconazole Q: What is the storage condition of Voriconazole Q: What are the applications of Voriconazole Voriconazole (1718008) (2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanol (2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-((1H)-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-butan-2- 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-1-(1h-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol (2R,3S)-2-(2,4-DIFLUOROPHENYL)-3-(5-FLUOROPYRIMIDIN-4-YL)-1-(1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-1-YL)BUTAN-2-OL (2R,3S)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-((1H)-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-butan-2-ol Voriconzole Isopropyl 4-hydroxybutane-1-sulfonate 4-Pyrimidineethanol, α-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-5-fluoro-β-methyl-α-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-, (αR,βS)- voriconazole base 137234-62-9 137234-63-9 17234-62-9 C16H14N5OF3 C16H14F3N5O Inhibitor Fine Chemical ZINACEF antifungal API Antifungal (Systemic) Aromatics Heterocycles Pfizer compounds Inhibitors Intermediates & Fine Chemicals Pharmaceuticals