Dehydroemetine

Dehydroemetine
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Identifiers
  • (11bS)-2-[[(1R)-6,7-Dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl]methyl]-3-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-4,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC29H38N2O4
Molar mass478.633 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O(c1cc2c(cc1OC)[C@H](NCC2)CC\5=C(/CC)CN4[C@H](c3c(cc(OC)c(OC)c3)CC4)C/5)C
  • InChI=1S/C29H38N2O4/c1-6-18-17-31-10-8-20-14-27(33-3)29(35-5)16-23(20)25(31)12-21(18)11-24-22-15-28(34-4)26(32-2)13-19(22)7-9-30-24/h13-16,24-25,30H,6-12,17H2,1-5H3/t24-,25+/m1/s1 ☒N
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Dehydroemetine is a synthetically produced antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine in its anti-amoebic properties and structure (they differ only in a double bond next to the ethyl substituent), but it produces fewer side effects. In the United States, it is manufactured by Roche.[citation needed]