| IUPAC name | 5-[(1S)-1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole;hydrochloride |
| canonical smiles | CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(C)C2=CN=CN2)C.Cl |
| inchi | InChI=1S/C13H16N2.ClH/c1-9-5-4-6-12(10(9)2)11(3)13-7-14-8-15-13;/h4-8,11H,1-3H3,(H,14,15);1H/t11-;/m0./s1 |
| inchi key | VPNGEIHDPSLNMU-MERQFXBCSA-N |
| molecular formula | C13H17ClN2 |
| synonyms | Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride145108-58-3Dexmedetomidine HCLPrecedexDexdomitor |
| Compound Description | Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride is a medetomidine hydrochloride. It has a role as a sedative. It contains a dexmedetomidine. It is an enantiomer of a levomedetomidine hydrochloride.Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt form of dexmedetomidine, an imidazole derivate and active d-isomer of medetomidine with analgesic, anxiolytic and sedative activities. Dexmedetomidine selectively binds to and activates presynaptic alpha-2 adrenoceptors located in the brain, thereby inhibiting the release of norepinephrine from synaptic vesicles. This leads to an inhibition of postsynaptic activation of adrenoceptors, which inhibits sympathetic activity, thereby leading to analgesia, sedation and anxiolysis.An imidazole derivative that is an agonist of ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTORS. It is closely related to MEDETOMIDINE, which is the racemic form of this compound. |
