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(±)-Mephenytoin

Name: (±)-Mephenytoin
Brand: SIGMA

Synonym(s):

(±)-5-Ethyl-3-methyl-5-phenyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione, (±)-5-Ethyl-3-methyl-5-phenylhydantoin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂

CAS Number:

50-12-4

Molecular Weight:

218.25

UNSPSC Code:

12161501

PubChem Substance ID:

329827653

EC Number:

200-012-8

MDL number:

MFCD00022407

Form:

crystals

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Properties

form

crystals

Quality Segment

200

color

off-white

mp

115-118 °C, 135-137 °C

solubility

DMSO: soluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCC1(NC(=O)N(C)C1=O)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C12H14N2O2/c1-3-12(9-7-5-4-6-8-9)10(15)14(2)11(16)13-12/h4-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,13,16)

InChI key

GMHKMTDVRCWUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SCN10A(6336), SCN11A(11280), SCN1A(6323), SCN2A(6326), SCN3A(6328), SCN4A(6329), SCN5A(6331), SCN7A(6332), SCN8A(6334), SCN9A(6335)

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

CYP2B6 and CYP2C19 substrate; anticonvulsive, antiepileptic.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Preparation Note

(±)-Mephenytoin is soluble in DMSO.

pictograms

GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H302,H315,H319,H335

pcodes

P261 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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