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valnoctamide
Sign in to saveValnoctamide (INN, USAN) has been used in France as a sedative-hypnotic since 1964. It is a structural isomer of valpromide, a valproic acid prodrug; unlike valpromide, however, valnoctamide is not transformed into its homologous acid, valnoctic acid, in vivo.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H17NO
- Molecular weight
- 143.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-ethyl-3-methylpentanamide
- SMILES
- CCC(C)C(CC)C(=O)N
- InChIKey
- QRCJOCOSPZMDJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.9
- Polar surface area
- 43.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 3
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 143.131
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- Commons category
- Valnoctamide
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₇NO
- canonical SMILES
- CCC(C)C(CC)C(=O)N
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Indications
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- Interactions
- Chemistry
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Valnoctamide (INN, USAN) has been used in France as a sedative-hypnotic since 1964. It is a structural isomer of valpromide, a valproic acid prodrug; unlike valpromide, however, valnoctamide is not transformed into its homologous acid, valnoctic acid, in vivo.
==Indications== In addition to being a sedative, valnoctamide has been investigated for use in epilepsy.
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