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Carbamazepine

C15H12N2O236.27 g/mol Calculated

Also called CBZ.

An anticonvulsant sold as Tegretol, used for epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and bipolar disorder. Carbamazepine (C15H12N2O, 236 g/mol) is an anticonvulsant dispensed on prescription.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Carbamazepine on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

TegretolAdded by the makerActive ingredient

Every product and list we hold

Sources and notes
  • The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

Choose a part to light it up.

A C=O with a nitrogen on each side, the same arrangement as in urea itself. Its N-H and C=O groups form hydrogen bonds readily.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Compare a related molecule

Oxcarbazepine

Carbamazepine

Oxcarbazepine is carbamazepine with one added oxygen, and it does far less to speed up the liver enzymes that clear other medicines.

Oxcarbazepine vs Carbamazepine, side by side
Sources and notes
  • The sentencefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesThe pair's answer line.
  • The two drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKitThe two drawings side by side.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C15H12N2O
Molecular weight
236.27 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
2.5
Polar surface areatopological
46.3 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Rotatable bonds
0
Complexity
326

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Danger Irritant pictogram (GHS07) and Health hazard pictogram (GHS08); hazard statements H302, H317, H334

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Carbamazepine for human use (NDA 016608, authorized March 11, 1968), as Tegretol. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Anticonvulsants
Chemical groups
Aromatics
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Irritant, Health hazard, GHS Danger
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC=CC=C3N2C(=O)N

PubChem CID 2554 · Wikidata Q410412 · InChIKey FFGPTBGBLSHEPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Carbamazepine?
An anticonvulsant sold as Tegretol, used for epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and bipolar disorder. Carbamazepine (C15H12N2O, 236 g/mol) is an anticonvulsant dispensed on prescription.
How toxic is Carbamazepine?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Irritant and Health hazard. from source
What kind of molecule is Carbamazepine?
Carbamazepine has the formula C15H12N2O and a molecular weight of 236.27 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under anticonvulsants, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Carbamazepine called?
Carbamazepine is also called CBZ. from source
Who licenses Carbamazepine as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Carbamazepine for human use (NDA 016608, authorized March 11, 1968), as Tegretol. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09

Keep exploring

Compared side by side with carbamazepineOxcarbazepineC15H12N2O2
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  • Compared side by sidefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesA molecule we compare it with on its own page.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit