Synonym
Pemetrexed Diethyl Ester
IUPAC/Chemical Name
Diethyl 2-(4-(2-(2-Amino-4-oxo-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)ethyl)benzamido)pentanedioate
InChi Key
DEJAOZLLEHXUBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C24H29N5O6/c1-3-34-18(30)12-11-17(23(33)35-4-2)27-21(31)15-8-5-14(6-9-15)7-10-16-13-26-20-19(16)22(32)29-24(25)28-20/h5-6,8-9,13,17H,3-4,7,10-12H2,1-2H3,(H,27,31)(H4,25,26,28,29,32)
SMILES Code
O=C(OCC)C(NC(C1=CC=C(CCC2=CNC(N=C(N)N3)=C2C3=O)C=C1)=O)CCC(OCC)=O
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
>3 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
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the
product
molecular weight
483.52
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.
| 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 |
1. Ramalingam SS, Dahlberg SE, Belani CP, Saltzman JN, Pennell NA, Nambudiri GS, McCann JC, Winegarden JD, Kassem MA, Mohamed MK, Rothman JM, Lyss AP, Horn L, Stinchcombe TE, Schiller JH. Pemetrexed, Bevacizumab, or the Combination As Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: ECOG-ACRIN 5508. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Sep 10;37(26):2360-2367. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01006. Epub 2019 Jul 30. PMID: 31361535; PMCID: PMC7001786.
2: Vora, P. A., Patel, R., & Dharamsi, A. (2021). Pemetrexed–first-line therapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: a review of patent literature. Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, 16(3), 333-349.
