Title: Ropinirole
CAS Registry Number: 91374-21-9
CAS Name: 4-[2-(Dipropylamino)ethyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one
Additional Names: 4-[2-(di-n-propylamino)ethyl]-2(3H)-indolone
Manufacturers' Codes: SKF-101468
Molecular Formula: C16H24N2O
Molecular Weight: 260.37
Percent Composition: C 73.81%, H 9.29%, N 10.76%, O 6.14%
Literature References: Selective dopamine D2-receptor agonist. Prepn: G. Gallagher, Jr., US 4452808 (1984 to Smithkline Beckman); idem et al., J. Med. Chem. 28, 1533 (1985). HPLC determn in plasma: J. E. Swagzdis, B. A. Mico, J. Pharm. Sci. 75, 90 (1986). Pharmacology and receptor binding study: R. J. Eden et al., Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 38, 147 (1991). Clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics: C. de Mey et al., Br. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 32, 483 (1991). Clinical trials in Parkinson's disease: O. Rascol et al., Mov. Disord. 13, 39 (1998); A. D. Korczyn et al., ibid. 46; in restless legs syndrome: A. S. Walters et al., ibid. 19, 1414 (2004).
Derivative Type: Hydrochloride
CAS Registry Number: 91374-20-8
Manufacturers' Codes: SKF-101468A
Trademarks: Requip (GSK)
Molecular Formula: C16H24N2O.HCl
Molecular Weight: 296.84
Percent Composition: C 64.74%, H 8.49%, N 9.44%, O 5.39%, Cl 11.94%
Properties: Crystals from acetonitrile, mp 241-243°.
Melting point: mp 241-243°
Therap-Cat: Antiparkinsonian.
Keywords: Antiparkinsonian; Dopamine Receptor Agonist. |