Anodyne

Ritodrine
Ritodrine
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC17H21NO3
Molecular mass287.35 g/mol
Predicted LogP2.3
Melting point88-90 °C
SolubilityComplete
Chiralityracemic
Identifiers
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IUPAC name4-[2-[[(1S,2R)-1-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]amino]ethyl]phenol
SMILESC[C@H]([C@H](C1=CC=C(C=C1)O)O)NCCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O
InChIInChI=1S/C17H21NO3/c1-12(17(21)14-4-8-16(20)9-5-14)18-11-10-13-2-6-15(19)7-3-13/h2-9,12,17-21H,10-11H2,1H3/t12-,17-/m1/s1
InChIKeyIOVGROKTTNBUGK-SJKOYZFVSA-N
Dosing
Elimination half-life1.7–2.6 hours

Ritodrine

Ritodrine (also known as Ritodrina, DU21220, DU-21220, DU 21220, 2-(4-Hydroxyphenethylamino)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanol, p-Hydroxy-α-(1-((p-hydroxyphenethyl)amino)ethyl)benzyl alcohol, Ritodrinium, Benzyl alcohol, p-hydroxy-α-(1-((p-hydroxyphenethyl)amino)ethyl)-, erythro-, erythro-p-Hydroxy-α-(1-((p-hydroxyphenethyl)amino)ethyl)benzyl alcohol or 4-Hydroxy-α-(1-((2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)benzenemethanol (R,S)-**) is a tocolytic substance of the phenylethanolamine class.

Chemistry

Stereochemistry

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

See also