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Also known as 4-Tert-butylbenzyl(methyl)(1-naphthalenemethyl)amine, (4-Tert-butyl-benzyl)-methyl-naphthalen-1-ylmethyl-amine, (4-Tert-butylphenyl)-N-methyl-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)methanamine, N-(P-Tert-butylbenzyl)-N-methyl-1-naphthalenemethylamine, butenafina, Butenafinum, Butenafina

Butenafine, sold under the brand names Lotrimin Ultra, Mentax, and Butop (In India only), is a synthetic benzylamine derived antifungal drug.

Key facts

Drug.verifiedrevid
459987694
Drug.IUPAC_name
[(4-tert-butylphenyl)methyl](methyl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amine
Drug.image
Butenafine.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.tradename
Mentax, Lotrimin Ultra
Drug.pregnancy_US
C
Drug.legal_status
OTC (Lotrimin Ultra), Rx-only (Mentax)
Drug.routes_of_administration
Topical (cream)
Drug.metabolism
Hepatic
Drug.elimination_half life
35–100 hours
Drug.CAS_number
101828-21-1
Drug.ATC_prefix
D01
Drug.ATC_suffix
AE23
Drug.PubChem
2484
Drug.DrugBank
DB01091
Drug.ChemSpiderID
2390
Drug.UNII
91Y494NL0X
Drug.KEGG
D07596

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Chemical data

Formula
C23H27N
Molecular weight
317.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-N-methyl-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)methanamine
SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CN(C)CC2=CC=CC3=CC=CC=C32
InChIKey
ABJKWBDEJIDSJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
6.3
Polar surface area
3.2 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1996
Admin. routes
topical
Indications
tinea pedis

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
benzylamine
Mass
317.21435
Has use
medication
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subject has role
antifungal
chemical formula
C₂₃H₂₇N
Commons category
Butenafine
medical condition treated
pityriasis versicolor
canonical SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CN(C)CC2=CC=CC3=CC=CC=C32
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
butenafine
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Available forms
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • Synthesis
  • References

Butenafine, sold under the brand names Lotrimin Ultra, Mentax, and Butop (In India only), is a synthetic benzylamine derived antifungal drug.

It is structurally related to the allylamine antifungals terbinafine & naftifine.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “butenafine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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