4106. Flopropione

Nomenclature

CAS number: 2295-58-1
1-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenyl)-1-propanone; 2′,4′,6,-trihydroxypropiophenone; phloropropiophenone; RP-13907; Argobyl (Specia); Cospanon (Eisai); Flopion (Kyoritsu); Gallepronin (Taiyo); Gasstenon (Tatsumi); Labroda (Specia); Labrodax (Specia); Pasmus (Daiichi); Profenon (Morishita); Spamorin (Tanabe Seiyaku); Spasmoril; Supanate (Nippon Shinyaku); Supazlun (Kowa).
C9H10O4; mol wt 182.17.
C 59.34%, H 5.53%, O 35.13%.

Description and references

Prepn: Shinoda, J. Pharm. Soc. Jpn. 1927, 111; Canter et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1931, 1245; Howells, Little, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 54, 2451 (1932).

Chemical structure

Derivative

Monohydrate.

Properties

Needles from water. Anhydr compd, mp 175-176°. Sol in ethanol, ether, ethyl acetate, hot water; very slightly sol in cold water.

Therapeutic Category

Antispasmodic.

Keywords

Antispasmodic