The molecule is an imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is hydantoin substituted at position 1 by a [(5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino group and at position 3 by a hydroxymethyl group. It has a role as an antiinfective agent, an antibacterial drug and a hepatotoxic agent. It is a nitrofuran antibiotic, an imidazolidine-2,4-dione, an organonitrogen heterocyclic antibiotic and a hydrazone. It derives from a semicarbazide.
3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylideneamino]imidazolidine-2,4-dione