1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-7-(4-methylpiperazin-4-ium-1-yl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate hexahydrate

In the title compound, C17H20FN3O3·6H2O, the pefloxacin (pef) neutral zwitterion is accompanied by six water molecules of hydration. An extensive network of O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds help to establish the crystal packing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qing-Cheng Liang, Zhe An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-02-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808000421