Enflurane

Enflurane
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Protein binding97%
Identifiers
  • (RS)-2-chloro-1-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC3H2ClF5O
Molar mass184.49 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • FC(Cl)C(F)(F)OC(F)F
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Enflurane (2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether) is a halogenated ether. Developed by Ross Terrell in 1963, it was first used clinically in 1966. It was increasingly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s[2] but is no longer in common use.[3]

Enflurane is a structural isomer of isoflurane. It vaporizes readily, but is a liquid at room temperature.

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