9906. Valethamate Bromide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 90-22-2
N,N-Diethyl-N-methyl-2-[(3-methyl-1-oxo-2-phenylpentyl)oxy]ethanaminium bromide; 3-methyl-2-phenylvaleric acid diethyl(3-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium bromide ester; 2-phenyl-3-methylvaleric acid β-(diethylamino)ethyl ester bromomethylate; 3-methyl-2-phenylvaleric acid 2-diethylaminoethyl ester methyl bromide; 2-diethylaminoethyl 2-phenyl-3-methylvalerate methyl bromide; diethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium 3-methyl-2-phenylvalerate bromide; Resitan (Takeda); Epidosin (Solvay).
C19H32BrNO2; mol wt 386.37.
C 59.06%, H 8.35%, Br 20.68%, N 3.63%, O 8.28%.

Description and references

Anticholinergic. Prepn: Stühmer, Funke, DE 969245; DE 971136; DE 1112989 (all 1958 to Kali-Chemie); Martin, Habicht, DE 1091124; US 2987517 (1960, 1961 both to Cilag-Chemie).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from ethanol + ether or acetone, mp 100-101°. Freely sol in water, very sol in alcohol. Practically insol in ether. Aq solns are stable to storage; 0.6% ampuled solns showed no loss after one year at room temp.

Therapeutic Category

Antispasmodic.

Keywords

Antispasmodic; Antimuscarinic