Esketamine

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Esketamine
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
(S)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone
Identifiers
CAS Number 33643-46-8
ATC code N01AX14 (WHO)
PubChem CID 182137
Chemical data
Formula C13H16ClNO
Molar mass 237.725 g/mol[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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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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