Chemical Component Summary

NameETHIDIUM
Identifiers5-ethyl-6-phenyl-phenanthridin-5-ium-3,8-diamine
FormulaC21 H20 N3
Molecular Weight314.404
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCC[n+]1c2cc(ccc2c3ccc(cc3c1c4ccccc4)N)N
InChIInChI=1S/C21H19N3/c1-2-24-20-13-16(23)9-11-18(20)17-10-8-15(22)12-19(17)21(24)14-6-4-3-5-7-14/h3-13,23H,2,22H2,1H3/p+1
InChIKeyQTANTQQOYSUMLC-UHFFFAOYSA-O

Chemical Details

Formal Charge1
Atom Count44
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count47
Aromatic Bond Count23

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB17031 
NameHomidium
Groups investigational
DescriptionHomidium is a group II compound with trypanocidal effects.[A253017]
Synonyms
  • 2,7-diamino-9-phenyl-10-ethylphenanthridinium
  • 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium
  • Homidium ion
  • Ethidium
  • Homidium cation
Categories
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anticholinergic Agents
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Antiprotozoals
  • Cholinergic Agents
CAS number3546-21-2

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 3624, 101633772
ChEMBL CHEMBL48166
ChEBI CHEBI:42478
CCDC/CSD ETHIDB, LEVKAC, GEMWOO