
Chlorpropamide
Chlorpropamide is an N-sulfonylurea that is urea in which a hydrogen attached to one of the nitrogens is substituted by 4-chlorobenzenesulfonyl group and a hydrogen attached to the other nitrogen is substituted by propyl group. Chlorpropamide is a hypoglycaemic agent used in the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. It has a role as a hypoglycemic agent and an insulin secretagogue. It is a N-sulfonylurea and a member of monochlorobenzenes. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 1-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl-3-propylurea
- Molecular formula
- C10H13ClN2O3S
- Molecular weight
- 276.74 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 276.0335411 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 83.7 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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