Teflurane

Teflurane (INN, USAN, code name Abbott 16900) is a halocarbon drug which was investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but was never marketed.^[1][2] Its clinical development was terminated due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in patients, similarly to the cases of halopropane and norflurane.^[3]

Teflurane

Clinical data
ATC code	None
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-Bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
CAS Number	124-72-1
PubChem CID	31300
ChemSpider	29040
UNII	6492U1O9V8
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10861765
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C2HBrF4
Molar mass	180.928 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C(C(F)(F)F)(F)Br
InChI InChI=1S/C2HBrF4/c3-1(4)2(5,6)7/h1H Key:RZXZIZDRFQFCTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemistry

Teflurane is 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a haloalkane. It is a gas at standard conditions.^[4] The compound is chiral.

See also

• Aliflurane
• Roflurane
• Synthane