Structured Summary
Abstract
An extremely stable inhalation anesthetic that allows rapid adjustments of anesthesia depth with little change in pulse or respiratory rate.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C3H2ClF5O
- Molecular Weight
- 184.49 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 13838-16-9
- IUPAC Name
- 2-chloro-1-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
- InChIKey
- JPGQOUSTVILISH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(C(OC(F)F)(F)F)(F)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004737
- Source
- PubChem CID 3226
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Classification
Broader headings
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Alyrane
- Enfran
- Enlirane
- Ethrane
- Etran
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
80(75); was see under METHYL ETHERS 1975-79
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Anesthesia, Inhalation (1969-1974)
- Anesthetics (1969-1974)
- Ethers (1969-1973)
- Hydrocarbons, Halogenated (1969-1974)
- Methyl Ethers (1973-1974)
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NLM Classification
QV 81
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Enflurane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004737. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004737
- Enflurane. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enflurane
- Enflurane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416740
- Enflurane. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3226. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3226