Abacavir N-Oxide Impurity (CAS 1443421-70-2) is an oxidative metabolite-related process impurity of the carbocyclic nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir, formed by oxygen insertion at the ring nitrogen to give an N-oxide functionality. With molecular formula C14H18N6O2 and molecular weight 302.34 g/mol, it is a polar, heteroaromatic species expected to exhibit distinct chromatographic behavior from the parent drug. Its determination commonly requires LC-MS/MS or LC-HRMS, with UV detection often insufficient for unequivocal assignment. In impurity profiling, it is evaluated as a structurally related degradant or synthesis-related variant under impurity control strategies consistent with ICH principles.
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