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P4651

Sigma-Aldrich

Promethazine hydrochloride

Synonym(s):

10-[2-(Dimethylamino)propyl]phenothiazine hydrochloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H20N2S · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
320.88
Beilstein:
4166397
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

form

powder

Quality Level

originator

Wyeth

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cl[H].CC(CN1c2ccccc2Sc3ccccc13)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C17H20N2S.ClH/c1-13(18(2)3)12-19-14-8-4-6-10-16(14)20-17-11-7-5-9-15(17)19;/h4-11,13H,12H2,1-3H3;1H

InChI key

XXPDBLUZJRXNNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... HRH1(3269)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

H1 histamine receptor antagonist; CNS depressant; anticholinergic.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Wyeth. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Other Notes

Solubility: Freely soluble in water, in hot dehydrated alcohol and in Chloroform. Practically insoluble in ether, in acetone and in ethyl acetate.

Physical form

Appearance: White or faint yellow, odorless, Crystalline powder, slowly oxidizes and acquires a blue color, on prolonged exposure to air.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) represents one of the major causes why drugs have to be withdrawn from the market. In this study, we describe a new interaction between drug-exposed hepatocytes and natural killer (NK) cells. In a previous genome-wide expression
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The Journal of comparative neurology, 527(3), 558-576 (2018-01-03)
The primate visual brain possesses a myriad of pathways, whereby visual information originating at the retina is transmitted to multiple subcortical areas in parallel, before being relayed onto the visual cortex. The dominant retinogeniculostriate pathway has been an area of
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Nature, 571(7764), 198-204 (2019-07-12)
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