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Dextromethorphan
- CAS number
- 125-71-3
- Molecular formula
- C18H25NO
- Molecular weight
- 271.4 g/mol
About this molecule
Dextromethorphan is a 6-methoxy-11-methyl-1,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydro-2H-10,4a-(epiminoethano)phenanthrene in which the sterocenters at positions 4a, 10 and 10a have S-configuration. It is a prodrug of dextrorphan and used as an antitussive drug for suppressing cough. It has a role as a oneirogen, a xenobiotic, a prodrug, a neurotoxin, an antitussive, a NMDA receptor antagonist and an environmental contaminant. It is functionally related to a dextrorphan. It is an enantiomer of a levomethorphan.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (1S,9S,10S)-4-methoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.5.3.01,10.02,7]heptadeca-2(7),3,5-triene
- InChIKey
- MKXZASYAUGDDCJ-NJAFHUGGSA-N
- SMILES
- CN1CC[C@@]23CCCC[C@@H]2[C@@H]1CC4=C3C=C(C=C4)OC
- PubChem CID
- 5360696
Also known as
dextromethorphan · d-Methorphan · delta-Methorphan · Dextromorphan · Dextromethorfan · Dextrometorfano · Dextromethorphane · Destrometerfano
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