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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C21H29NO
Molecular Weight 311.4611
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of BUFENADRINE

SMILES

CN(C)CCOC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2C(C)(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=OGNRRAFRDFGFKA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H29NO/c1-21(2,3)19-14-10-9-13-18(19)20(23-16-15-22(4)5)17-11-7-6-8-12-17/h6-14,20H,15-16H2,1-5H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C21H29NO
Molecular Weight 311.4611
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Bufenadrine is a derivative of diphenhydramine. The compound was originally developed as an anti-motion sickness drug. Prolonged toxicity studies in rats, however, showed liver toxicity, and no further clinical evaluation was undertaken. Investigation of the metabolism showed that (-)-bufenadrine was enantiomer, exclusively responsible for toxic activities of the racemic compound.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Differences in metabolic behavior and liver toxicity between the optical isomers of bufenadrine hydrochloride, a substituted diphenhydramine, in the rat.
1972
Patents

Patents

Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
9Y0T619B3U
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Name Type Language
B.S. 6534
Preferred Name English
BUFENADRINE
INN  
INN  
Official Name English
2-((O-TERT-BUTYL-.ALPHA.-PHENYLBENZYL)OXY)-N,N-DIMETHYLETHYLAMINE
Common Name English
bufenadrine [INN]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C29578
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Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
9Y0T619B3U
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CAS
604-74-0
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID70862278
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INN
1385
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NCI_THESAURUS
C73046
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2104614
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PUBCHEM
21916
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EVMPD
SUB05959MIG
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SMS_ID
100000088455
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