
Haloperidol
Haloperidol is a compound composed of a central piperidine structure with hydroxy and p-chlorophenyl substituents at position 4 and an N-linked p-fluorobutyrophenone moiety. It has a role as a serotonergic antagonist, a dopaminergic antagonist, an antiemetic, a first generation antipsychotic and an antidyskinesia agent. It is a tertiary alcohol, an organofluorine compound, a hydroxypiperidine, an aromatic ketone and a member of monochlorobenzenes. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 4-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)butan-1-one
- Molecular formula
- C21H23ClFNO2
- Molecular weight
- 375.9 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 375.1401348 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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