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Also known as Dimetindene

Dimetindene, also sold under the brand name Fenistil, is an antihistamine/anticholinergic. It is a first generation selective H1 antagonist. Dimetindene is an atypical first generation H1 antagonist as it only minimally passes across the blood–brain barrier.

Chemical data

Formula
C20H24N2
Molecular weight
292.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
N,N-dimethyl-2-[3-(1-pyridin-2-ylethyl)-1H-inden-2-yl]ethanamine
SMILES
CC(C1=CC=CC=N1)C2=C(CC3=CC=CC=C32)CCN(C)C
InChIKey
MVMQESMQSYOVGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.7
Polar surface area
16.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
292.194
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chemical formula
C₂₀H₂₄N₂
Commons category
Dimetindene
canonical SMILES
CC(C1=CC=CC=N1)C2=C(CC3=CC=CC=C32)CCN(C)C
defined daily dose
4
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Dimetindene, also sold under the brand name Fenistil, is an antihistamine/anticholinergic. It is a first generation selective H1 antagonist. Dimetindene is an atypical first generation H1 antagonist as it only minimally passes across the blood–brain barrier.

Dimetindene is also an M2 receptor antagonist.

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