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chlormerodrin

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Also known as 1-[3-(Chloromercuri)-2-methoxypropyl]urea, Chlormerodrine, Chlormerodrinum, Chlormerodrina, {3-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-2-methoxypropyl}chloromercury, Mercloran, Neohydrin

Chlormerodrin is a mercurial diuretic commercially traded from 1952 until 1974 that was once used to treat patients with heart failure, but is no longer in widespread use. The radiolabelled form (197Hg & 203Hg) had also been used for medical imaging of the kidney and brain and the 197Hg form was even considered a contender for 99mTc by some physicians, but was ultimately discontinued by the FDA in 1989.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H11ClHgN2O2
Molecular weight
367.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
[3-(carbamoylamino)-2-methoxypropyl]-chloromercury
SMILES
COC(CNC(=O)N)C[Hg]Cl
InChIKey
BJFGVYCULWBXKF-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area
64.4 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1982
Admin. routes
parenteral

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Research

642 papers

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
368.021548
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₅H₁₁ClHgN₂O₂
canonical SMILES
COC(CNC(=O)N)C[Hg]Cl
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
chlormerodrin
has characteristic
bitterness
Commons category
Chlormerodrin
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Chlormerodrin is a mercurial diuretic commercially traded from 1952 until 1974 that was once used to treat patients with heart failure, but is no longer in widespread use. The radiolabelled form (197Hg & 203Hg) had also been used for medical imaging of the kidney and brain and the 197Hg form was even considered a contender for 99mTc by some physicians, but was ultimately discontinued by the FDA in 1989.

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