4506. Glyhexamide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 451-71-8
N-[(Cyclohexylamino)carbonyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-5-sulfonamide; 1-cyclohexyl-3-(5-indanylsulfonyl)urea; 1-cyclohexyl-3-(5-hydrindenylsulfonyl)urea; SQ-15860; Subose (BMS).
C16H22N2O3S; mol wt 322.42.
C 59.60%, H 6.88%, N 8.69%, O 14.89%, S 9.95%.

Description and references

Prepd from hydrindene-5-sulfonamide and cyclohexyl isocyanate: Hoehn, Breuer, US 3097242 (1963 to Olin Mathieson). Clinical pharmacology: Grinnell et al., Am. J. Med. Sci. 253, 312 (1967).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from 70% acetone, mp 153-155°.

Therapeutic Category

Antidiabetic.

Keywords

Antidiabetic; Sulfonylurea Derivatives