Anodyne

Salbutamol
Salbutamol
Salts
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Salbutamol sulfate
Salbutamol sulfate
Salbutamol hydrochloride
Salbutamol hydrochloride
Salbutamol tartrate
Salbutamol tartrate
Esters
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Salbutamol acetate
Salbutamol acetate
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC13H21NO3[1]
Molecular mass239.31 g/mol[1]
AppearanceWhite to off-white crystalline solid[1]
Predicted LogP0.3[1]
Melting point147-149[1]
SolubilitySoluble in ethanol, sparingly soluble in water, and very soluble in chlorform.[1]
Chiralityracemic[2]
Identifiers
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IUPAC name4-[2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol[1]
SMILESCC(C)(C)NCC(C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)CO)O[1]
InChIInChI=1S/C13H21NO3/c1-13(2,3)14-7-12(17)9-4-5-11(16)10(6-9)8-15/h4-6,12,14-17H,7-8H2,1-3H3[1]
InChIKeyNDAUXUAQIAJITI-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1]
Dosing

Salbutamol

Salbutamol (also known as albuterol, Ventoline, Broncovaleas, dl-Albuterol, dl-Salbutamol, Salbutamolum, Asthalin, Cobutolin, Salbulin or Salbuvent) is a sympathomimetic substance of the phenylethanolamine class.

Chemistry

Salbutamol is typically found in the form of its sulfate, hydrochloride and tartrate salts or its acetate ester.

Stereochemistry

(RS)-Salbutamol is a racemic mixture of the optical stereoisomers:

Stereoisomers
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(+)-Salbutamol

(+)-Salbutamol

(-)-Salbutamol

(-)-Salbutamol

Subjective effects

See also