Anodyne

NE
Norepinephrine
Salts
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Norepinephrine bitartrate
Norepinephrine bitartrate
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC8H11NO3
Molecular mass169.18 g/mol
Predicted LogP-1.2
Chiralityracemic
Identifiers
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IUPAC name4-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)benzene-1,2-diol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1C(CN)O)O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H11NO3/c9-4-8(12)5-1-2-6(10)7(11)3-5/h1-3,8,10-12H,4,9H2
InChIKeySFLSHLFXELFNJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Dosing

Norepinephrine

Norepinephrine (also known as 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)-, 586-17-4, 622-681-9, dl-Noradrenaline, dl-Norepinephrine, dl-Arterenol, (+/-)-noradrenaline, Levarterenol;L-Noradrenaline, [3H]NE or Noradrenalin, dl-) is a substance of the phenethylamine class.

Chemistry

Norepinephrine is typically found in the form of its bitartrate salt.

Stereochemistry

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

See also