Florantyrone

Florantyrone
Systematic (IUPAC) name

4-fluoranthen-8-yl-4-oxobutanoic acid
Clinical data
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	519-95-9^Y
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 10617
DrugBank	DB08975^N
UNII	UZ5LMI200P^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₂₀H₁₄O₃
Molecular mass	302.323 g/mol
SMILES C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C4=C(C3=CC=C2)C=C(C=C4)C(=O)CCC(=O)O
Physical data
Melting point	195 °C (383 °F)
Solubility in water	soluble in methanol, ethanol, sodium carbonate mg/mL (20 °C)
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Florantyrone (INN; also known as Fluorantyrone) is a drug used in the treatment of biliary dyskinesia. It is also known as a cholagogue and choleretic.^[1]

It is manufactured from fluoranthene and succinic anhydride in the presence of aluminum chloride in a nitrobenzene solution. (US PATENT 2,560,425 (1951 To Miles Lab)).

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