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Isoflurane

Synonym(s):

Isoflurane, 1-Chloro-1-(difluoromethoxy)-2,2,2-trifluoroethane, 1-Chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H2ClF5O
CAS Number:
26675-46-7
Molecular Weight:
184.49
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329768352
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
247-897-7
MDL number:
MFCD00066609
Form:
liquid
Quality level:
100
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vapor pressure

238 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

100

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.302

bp

48.5 °C

density

1.510 g/mL at 25 °C

functional group

chloro, ether, fluoro

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

FC(F)OC(Cl)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C3H2ClF5O/c4-1(3(7,8)9)10-2(5)6/h1-2H

InChI key

PIWKPBJCKXDKJR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... GABRA1(2554), GABRA2(2555), GABRA3(2556), GABRA4(2557), GABRA5(2558), GABRA6(2559), GABRB1(2560), GABRB2(2561), GABRB3(2562), GABRD(2563), GABRE(2564), GABRG1(2565), GABRG2(2566), GABRG3(2567), GABRP(2568), GABRQ(55879), GLRA1(2741), GLRB(2743), KCNK10(54207), KCNK18(338567), KCNK2(3776), KCNK3(3777), KCNK9(51305)

General description

Isofluraneis a fluorinated methyl ether and isomer of enflurane. The Federal DrugAdministration (FDA) has approved it for use as a volatile anesthetic to induceand maintain general anesthesia.

Application

Isoflurane is a volatile anesthetic agent mainly used to study its interaction with the biological system.

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pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H336

Hazard Classifications

STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Isoflurane-induced neuroapoptosis in the neonatal rhesus macaque brain.
Brambrink AM, et al.
Anesthesiology, 112(4), 834-841 (2010)
Joanna Ruth Appel et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 38(26), 5949-5968 (2018-06-02)
Vacuolar sorting protein 35 (VPS35) is a critical component of retromer, which is essential for selective endosome-to-Golgi retrieval of membrane proteins. VPS35 deficiency is implicated in neurodegenerative disease pathology, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, exactly how VPS35 loss promotes AD
Sherrefa R Burchell et al.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research, 61(7), 1078-1083 (2013-07-26)
Isoflurane is a volatile anesthetic that is widely used clinically as an inhalational anesthetic. In recent years, several studies have indicated that isoflurane has neuroprotective properties. This has led to the beneficial effects of isoflurane being analyzed in both cell
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SKUGTIN
792632-1G04061826004326
792632-250MG04061832951003