phenacetin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7402

Synonyms: acetophenetidin
Approved drug PDB Ligand
phenacetin is an approved drug
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: This drug is rapidly metabolised to paracetamol, (aka acetaminophen), so it is conceivable that some of its therapeutic activity is attributable this major metabolite.
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 4
Topological polar surface area 38.33
Molecular weight 179.09
XLogP 1.61
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CCOc1ccc(cc1)NC(=O)C
Isomeric SMILES CCOc1ccc(cc1)NC(=O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C10H13NO2/c1-3-13-10-6-4-9(5-7-10)11-8(2)12/h4-7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)
InChI Key CPJSUEIXXCENMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Was used for its antipyretic and analgesic properties, but was alleged to cause unacceptable side effects, notably analgesic nephropathy.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Acts in a similar way to paracetamol and/or acts as paracetamol. See our entry for paracetamol for a description of the proposed molecular mechanism of action.