Piroctone
Piroctone is a cyclic hydroxamic acid that consists of 1-hydroxypyridin-2-one bearing methyl and 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl substtituents at positions 4 and 6 respectively. It has a role as an antiseborrheic. It is a cyclic hydroxamic acid, a pyridone and a hydroxypyridone antifungal drug. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)pyridin-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C14H23NO2
- Molecular weight
- 237.34 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 237.172878976 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:59009
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1473700
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2048298
- PubMed:22678620
- PubMed:21987135
- PubMed:21282741
- PubMed:21272039
- PubMed:20546226
- PubMed:19626976
- PubMed:18498517
- PubMed:18494909
- PubMed:18269596
- PubMed:16681805
- PubMed:16329615
- PubMed:16149717
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