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kopexil
Sign in to saveKopexil (INCI name diaminopyrimidine oxide, trade name Aminexil) is a chemical compound similar to minoxidil. Minoxidil was originally used to treat high blood pressure; a side effect was increased body hair. Both compounds have been used for therapy of alopecia. Kopexil is not approved for use as a drug in the United States or in Europe.
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It sits within the topics Amine oxides, Aminopyrimidines and Antihypertensive agents.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H6N4O
- Molecular weight
- 126.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxy-2-iminopyrimidin-4-amine
- SMILES
- C1=C(N(C(=N)N=C1)O)N
- InChIKey
- YTKGAYFHUZTLCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.4
- Polar surface area
- 85.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 126.05416081199999
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- canonical SMILES
- N=c1nccc(N)n1O
- chemical formula
- C₄H₆N₄O
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Chemical structure
- Mechanism of action
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Kopexil (INCI name diaminopyrimidine oxide, trade name Aminexil) is a chemical compound similar to minoxidil. Minoxidil was originally used to treat high blood pressure; a side effect was increased body hair. Both compounds have been used for therapy of alopecia. Kopexil is not approved for use as a drug in the United States or in Europe.
==Chemical structure== Kopexil is an N-oxide, a group of substances in which the nitrogen atom of a tertiary amine is oxidized. The compound can exist in two tautomeric forms.
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