
Tetrabenazine
9,10-dimethoxy-3-isobutyl-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-one is a benzoquinolizine that is 1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthrene in which the carbon at position 10a is replaced by a nitrogen and which is substituted by an isobutyl group at position 2, an oxo group at position 3, and methoxy groups at positions 6 and 7. It is a cyclic ketone, a tertiary amino compound and a benzoquinolizine. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 9,10-dimethoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydrobenzo[a]quinolizin-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C19H27NO3
- Molecular weight
- 317.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 317.19909372 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 38.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:64028
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL117785
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID501127442
- PubMed:33378168
- PubMed:30870235
- PubMed:27819145
- PubMed:24881749
- PubMed:22962383
- PubMed:22832740
- PubMed:22815556
- PubMed:22772669
- PubMed:22761268
- PubMed:22749259
- PubMed:22729344
- PubMed:22728363
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