Anodyne

Amlodipine
Amlodipine
Salts
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Amlodipine adipate
Amlodipine adipate
Amlodipine maleate
Amlodipine maleate
Amlodipine mesylate
Amlodipine mesylate
Amlodipine malate
Amlodipine malate
Esters
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Amlodipine benzoate
Amlodipine benzoate
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC20H25ClN2O5
Molecular mass408.9 g/mol
Predicted LogP3
Melting point199-201
DecompositionHazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions - Carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides, hydrogen chloride gas. /Amlodipine besylate/
Solubilityslightly soluble in water
Chiralityracemic
Identifiers
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IUPAC name3-O-ethyl 5-O-methyl 2-(2-aminoethoxymethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate
SMILESCCOC(=O)C1=C(NC(=C(C1C2=CC=CC=C2Cl)C(=O)OC)C)COCCN
InChIInChI=1S/C20H25ClN2O5/c1-4-28-20(25)18-15(11-27-10-9-22)23-12(2)16(19(24)26-3)17(18)13-7-5-6-8-14(13)21/h5-8,17,23H,4,9-11,22H2,1-3H3
InChIKeyHTIQEAQVCYTUBX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Dosing

Amlodipine

Amlodipine (also known as Amlocard, Amlodipino, Coroval, Lipinox, Amlodipinum, Amlodipine Free Base, 3-ethyl 5-methyl 2-((2-aminoethoxy)methyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate, HGP0904, UK-4834011 or HGP-0904)

Chemistry

Amlodipine is typically found in the form of its adipate, maleate, mesylate and malate salts or its benzoate ester.

Stereochemistry

(RS)-Amlodipine is a racemic mixture of the optical stereoisomers:
Stereoisomers
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(+)-Amlodipine(-)-Amlodipine
(+)-Amlodipine (-)-Amlodipine

See also