molindone   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 207

Synonyms: (+-)-molindone | EN-1733A | Moban®
Approved drug
molindone is an approved drug (FDA (1974))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Marketed formulations may contain molindone hydrochloride (PubChem CID 9883259).
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 3
Topological polar surface area 45.33
Molecular weight 276.18
XLogP 1.18
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CCc1c(C)[nH]c2c1C(=O)C(CC2)CN1CCOCC1
Isomeric SMILES CCc1c(C)[nH]c2c1C(=O)C(CC2)CN1CCOCC1
InChI InChI=1S/C16H24N2O2/c1-3-13-11(2)17-14-5-4-12(16(19)15(13)14)10-18-6-8-20-9-7-18/h12,17H,3-10H2,1-2H3
InChI Key KLPWJLBORRMFGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used in the management of psychotic disorders.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
The exact mechanism of action of molindone is unknown, however, its properties in relieving psychotic symptoms are beleived to arise from antagonism of dopamine D2 receptors in the reticular limbic systems in the brain.
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