MedKoo Cat#: 561020 | Name: Benzoctamine Hydrochloride

Description:

WARNING: This product is for research use only, not for human or veterinary use.

Benzoctamine is a drug that possesses sedative and anxiolytic properties. Medically, benzoctamine is used as a treatment for anxious outpatients to control aggression, enuresis, fear, and minor social maladjustment in children.

Chemical Structure

Benzoctamine Hydrochloride
Benzoctamine Hydrochloride
CAS#10085-81-1 (HCl)

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 561020

Name: Benzoctamine Hydrochloride

CAS#: 10085-81-1 (HCl)

Chemical Formula: C18H20ClN

Exact Mass: 0.0000

Molecular Weight: 285.82

Elemental Analysis: C, 75.64; H, 7.05; Cl, 12.40; N, 4.90

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Related CAS #
10085-81-1 (HCl) 17243-39-9 (free base) 74401-28-8 (mesylayte)
Synonym
Benzoctamine Hydrochloride; Tacitin; Tacitine; Benzoctamine HCl
IUPAC/Chemical Name
N-Methyl-9,10-ethanoanthracene-9(10H)-methylamine hydrochloride
InChi Key
NZPJYSIIKYJREH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C18H19N.ClH/c1-19-12-18-11-10-13(14-6-2-4-8-16(14)18)15-7-3-5-9-17(15)18;/h2-9,13,19H,10-12H2,1H3;1H
SMILES Code
CNCC12C3=C(C=CC=C3)C(CC2)C4=CC=CC=C14.[H]Cl
Appearance
Solid powder
Purity
>98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)
Shipping Condition
Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.
Storage Condition
Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).
Solubility
Soluble in DMSO
Shelf Life
>2 years if stored properly
Drug Formulation
This drug may be formulated in DMSO
Stock Solution Storage
0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).
HS Tariff Code
2934.99.9001
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Preparing Stock Solutions

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 285.82 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Recalculate based on batch purity %
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 1.15 mL 5.76 mL 11.51 mL
5 mM 0.23 mL 1.15 mL 2.3 mL
10 mM 0.12 mL 0.58 mL 1.15 mL
50 mM 0.02 mL 0.12 mL 0.23 mL
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