Oxiconazole

Oxiconazole is an oxime O-ether, specifically the 2,4-dichlorobenzyl ether of the oxime formed by the formal condensation of hydroxylamine with the carbonyl group of acetophenone, where the phenyl group is substituted with chlorines at positions 2 and 4, and one hydrogen of the methyl group is replaced by a 1H-imidazol-1-yl group. It is an antifungal agent, typically used as the nitrate salt in creams and powders for the topical treatment of fungal skin infections. It functions as an antiinfective agent and belongs to the classes of imidazoles, oxime O-ethers, dichlorobenzenes, imidazole antifungal drugs, and conazole antifungal drugs. It is also the conjugate base of oxiconazole(1+).