Chemistry:Pipecuronium bromide

Short description: Chemical compound

Pipecuronium bromide

Clinical data
Trade names	Arduan
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	M03AC06 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name (2β,3α,5α,16β,17β)-3,17-bis(acetyloxy)-2,16-bis(4,4-dimethylpiperazin-4-ium-1-yl)androstane dibromide
CAS Number	52212-02-9 N 68399-58-6
PubChem CID	65332
ChemSpider	58815 Y
UNII	R6ZTY81RE1
KEGG	D00764 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1200722 N
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C35H62Br2N4O4
Molar mass	762.713 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES [Br-].[Br-].O=C(O[C@H]6[C@@H](N1CC[N+](C)(C)CC1)C[C@@H]5[C@]6(C)CC[C@H]3[C@H]5CC[C@H]4C[C@H](OC(=O)C)[C@@H](N2CC[N+](CC2)(C)C)C[C@]34C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C35H62N4O4.2BrH/c1-24(40)42-32-21-26-9-10-27-28(35(26,4)23-31(32)37-15-19-39(7,8)20-16-37)11-12-34(3)29(27)22-30(33(34)43-25(2)41)36-13-17-38(5,6)18-14-36;;/h26-33H,9-23H2,1-8H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2/t26-,27+,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,34-,35-;;/m0../s1 Y Key:TXWBOBJCRVVBJF-YTGGZNJNSA-L Y
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Pipecuronium (Arduan) is a bisquaternary aminosteroid muscle relaxant which blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. It is also an antagonist of M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors and is the most potent neuromuscular blocking agent of the aminosteroid class. It is sold under the trade names Arduan and Pycuron.

See also

• Pancuronium bromide