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isoflurane
Sign in to saveAlso known as Compound 469, Forane, Aerrane, 1-chloro-2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether, Forene, Isoflurano, Isofluranum
Isoflurane, sold under the brand name Forane among others, is a halogenated ether used as a general anesthetic. It can be used to start or maintain anesthesia; however, other medications are often used to start anesthesia, due to airway irritation with isoflurane. Isoflurane is a inhalational anesthetic given via inhalation.
Key facts
- Drug.Verifiedfields
- changed
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 443883276
- Drug.image
- Isoflurane.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 150
- Drug.image2
- Isoflurane-3D-vdW.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.width2
- 150
- Drug.tradename
- Forane, others
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Isoflurane
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- B3
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Respiratory
- Drug.class
- Inhalational anesthetic
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- N01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AB06
- Drug.legal_BR
- C1
- Drug.legal_UK
- POM
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H2ClF5O
- Molecular weight
- 184.49 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloro-2-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
- SMILES
- C(C(F)(F)F)(OC(F)F)Cl
- InChIKey
- PIWKPBJCKXDKJR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 9.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 183.971
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- Commons category
- Isoflurane
- chemical formula
- C₃H₂ClF₅O
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(F)(F)F)(OC(F)F)Cl
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- isoflurane
- global warming potential
- 595
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Mechanism of action
- Adverse effects
- Elderly
- Anesthetic physical properties
- History
- Environment
- Veterinary use
- References
- External links
Isoflurane, sold under the brand name Forane among others, is a halogenated ether used as a general anesthetic. It can be used to start or maintain anesthesia; however, other medications are often used to start anesthesia, due to airway irritation with isoflurane. Isoflurane is a inhalational anesthetic given via inhalation.
Isoflurane was approved for medical use in the United States in 1979. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.