ABSTRACT
Moxifloxacin (Bay 12-8039) is a fourth-generation synthetic fluoroquinolone developed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals in the early 1990s. It has a molecular weight of 401.431 and is an 8-methoxy quinolone with the chemical formula 1-cyclopropyl-7-[(1S,6S)-2,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-8-yl]-6-fluoro-8-methoxy-4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid. Its empirical formula is C21H24FN3O4. The chemical structure is shown in Figure 105.1. Chemical structure of moxifloxacin. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315152110/08d8042d-9481-4a8d-8c27-9bd589f6de6b/content/fig105_1.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
