has role secondary carboxamide antimicrobial agent secondary alcohol sulfone dichloroacetic acid organochlorine compound organofluorine compound florfenicol A carboxamide that is the <em>N</em>-dichloroacetyl derivative of (1<i>R</i>,2<i>S</i>)-2-amino-3-fluoro-1-[4-(methanesulfonyl)phenyl]propan-1-ol. A synthetic veterinary antibiotic that is used for treatment of bovine respiratory disease and foot rot; also used in aquaculture. CHEBI:87185 (-)-Florfenicol Sch 25298 Sch-25298 D-threo-2,2-Dichloro-N-(alpha-(fluoromethyl)-beta-hydroxy-p-(methylsulfonyl)phenethyl)acetamide chebi_ontology