Carisoprodol
C12H24N2O4260.33 g/mol Calculated
Also called isopropyl meprobamate, Isomeprobamate, Someprobamate and Isopropylmeprobamate.
A muscle relaxant sold as Soma. The body breaks it down into meprobamate, an old anti-anxiety drug, which is why it is controlled.
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.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Explore its structure
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A C=O with a nitrogen on one side and an oxygen on the other, half amide and half ester. Water splits it more slowly than it splits an ester.
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.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- C12H24N2O4
- Molecular weight
- 260.33 g/mol
- XLogP3octanol/water, log units
- 1.9
- Polar surface areatopological
- 90.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 9
- Complexity
- 281
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Warning Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H302
Reported Licence
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Carisoprodol for human use (NDA 011792, authorized April 9, 1959), as Soma. Drugs@FDA
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Prescription medicine
- Family
- Muscle relaxants
- Chemical groups
- Esters
- Elements
- Nitrogen
- Hazard classes
- Irritant, GHS Warning
SMILES
CCCC(C)(COC(=O)N)COC(=O)NC(C)CPubChem CID 2576 · Wikidata Q416905 · InChIKey OFZCIYFFPZCNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Carisoprodol?
- A muscle relaxant sold as Soma. The body breaks it down into meprobamate, an old anti-anxiety drug, which is why it is controlled.
- How toxic is Carisoprodol?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictogram Irritant. from source
- What kind of molecule is Carisoprodol?
- Carisoprodol has the formula C12H24N2O4 and a molecular weight of 260.33 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under muscle relaxants, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Carisoprodol called?
- Carisoprodol is also called isopropyl meprobamate, Isomeprobamate, Someprobamate and Isopropylmeprobamate. from source
- Who licenses Carisoprodol as a medicine?
- The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Carisoprodol for human use (NDA 011792, authorized April 9, 1959), as Soma. 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
Sources and notes
- Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
- The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit