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mephenoxalone
Sign in to saveMephenoxalone (trade names Dorsiflex, Moderamin, Control-OM) is a muscle relaxant and mild anxiolytic. It inhibits neuron transmission, relaxing skeletal muscles by inhibiting the reflex arc. As the effect of muscle relaxation, mephenoxalone affects mental condition, and is also a treatment for nervousness and anxiety.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H13NO4
- Molecular weight
- 223.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-[(2-methoxyphenoxy)methyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one
- SMILES
- COC1=CC=CC=C1OCC2CNC(=O)O2
- InChIKey
- ZMNSRFNUONFLSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.4
- Polar surface area
- 56.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- anxiety
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 223.084
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- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₃NO₄
- canonical SMILES
- COC1=CC=CC=C1OCC2CNC(=O)O2
- Commons category
- Mephenoxalone
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Mephenoxalone (trade names Dorsiflex, Moderamin, Control-OM) is a muscle relaxant and mild anxiolytic. It inhibits neuron transmission, relaxing skeletal muscles by inhibiting the reflex arc. As the effect of muscle relaxation, mephenoxalone affects mental condition, and is also a treatment for nervousness and anxiety.
== See also == Chlorphenesin Guaifenesin Mephenesin Metaxalone Methocarbamol
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