CH₃CH₃

Etomidate

Chemistry

34 atoms · Conformer computed and published by PubChem.
Formula
C14H16N2O2
Molar mass
244.29 g/mol
IUPAC name
ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate
InChIKey
NPUKDXXFDDZOKR-LLVKDONJSA-N

Chemistry from PubChem CID 667484.

Also known as

  • 33125-97-2
  • Hypnomidate
  • Amidate
  • (+)-Etomidate
  • D-Etomidate
  • Etomidato
  • Etomidatum
  • ethyl 1-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate

Stereoisomers

2 distinct stereoisomers are registered for this structure.

Attribution

  • Paul Janssen — first synthesis, 1964

    Janssen Pharmaceutica under his direction (code R 16659); Janssen is first author on the 1971 paper introducing it. Still a standard induction agent for haemodynamically unstable patients. Family name is invented — the site's vocabulary has no general-anaesthetic bucket.

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