Esketamine
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| (S)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone | |
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | Consumer Drug Information |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
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| CAS number | 33643-46-8  |
| ATC code | N01AX14 |
| PubChem | CID 182137 |
| DrugBank | DB01221 |
| ChemSpider | 3689  |
| UNII | 50LFG02TXD |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:6121 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL742 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C13H16ClNO |
| Mol. mass | 237.725 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Main article: Ketamine
Esketamine or (S)-ketamine (brand: Ketanest S) is a general anaesthetic of the dissociative class by way of the central nervous system and has its mode of action as an NMDA receptor antagonist. It is the (S)-enantiomer of ketamine, which is the more active constituent chirality out of the dual (RS) mixed/racemic chiral variety in which ketamine is most often prepared.
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