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succinylcholine
Sign in to saveAlso known as succinyldicholine, suxamethonium, succinylbischoline, succinic acid, diester with choline, succinoylcholine, 2,2'-[(1,4-dioxobutane-1,4-diyl)bis(oxy)]bis(N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium), dicholine succinate, succinocholine
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H30N2O4+2
- Molecular weight
- 290.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trimethyl-[2-[4-oxo-4-[2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethoxy]butanoyl]oxyethyl]azanium
- SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)CCOC(=O)CCC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C
- InChIKey
- AXOIZCJOOAYSMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.6
- Polar surface area
- 52.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 2
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Research
8,199 papers- [Succinylcholine--update].Der Anaesthesist · 2002
- [Succinylcholine].Revista espanola de anestesiologia · 1957
- Cholinesterase and succinylcholine.Danish medical bulletin · 1983
- Hereditary Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency and Succinylcholine: Historical Perspective, Therapeutic Implications, and Future Considerations.Pharmacotherapy · 2025
- Succinylcholine warning.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 290.21946028018
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- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₃₀N₂O₄²⁺
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- suxamethonium
- canonical SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)CCOC(=O)CCC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C
- Commons category
- Suxamethonium chloride
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Categories
Chemical substances for emergency medicineChloridesCholine estersDrugboxes which contain changes to verified fieldsLethal injection componentsMuscle relaxantsNeuromuscular blockersNicotinic agonistsQuaternary ammonium compoundsSource attributionSuccinate estersWorld Health Organization essential medicines