Classification
Compound class	Synthetic organic
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (2001))

IUPAC Name

N-[2-hydroxy-5-[1-hydroxy-2-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-ylamino]ethyl]phenyl]formamide

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
4935	formoterol

Synonyms

BD-40A

CGP-25827A

Foradil®

Oxeze/Oxis®

YM-08316

Database Links
CAS Registry No.	73573-87-2 (source: Scifinder)
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL1256786
DrugBank Ligand	DB00983
PubChem CID	3410
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey	BPZSYCZIITTYBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone	BPZSYCZIITTYBL
Search PubMed clinical trials	formoterol
Search PubMed titles	formoterol
Search PubMed titles/abstracts	formoterol
Wikipedia	Formoterol, Arformoterol

Comments

Formoterol is a long-acting inhalation bronchodilator. The approved drug is a racemic mixture of enantiomers; PubChem lists 6 CIDs as isotopes of this molecule. We show the non-chiral molecule here to represent the mixture. The marketed formulation may contain formoterol fumarate (PubChem CID 9912089).