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Clopidogrel

C16H16ClNO2S321.8 g/mol Calculated

Also called Iscover, Thrombo and Zyllt.

An antiplatelet medicine sold as Plavix, used after a heart attack or stent to keep platelets from clumping.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / 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. Clopidogrel on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

PlavixAdded 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

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A C=O joined through an oxygen to another carbon, the link an acid and an alcohol make when they combine. Water can split it back into the two.

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
C16H16ClNO2S
Molecular weight
321.8 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
3.8
Polar surface areatopological
57.8 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
4
Rotatable bonds
4
Complexity
381

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

hazard statements H362

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Clopidogrel for human use (NDA 020839, authorized November 17, 1997), as Plavix. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Blood thinners
Chemical groups
Aromatics, Esters, Halogenated
Elements
Chlorine, Nitrogen, Sulfur
SMILESCOC(=O)[C@H](C1=CC=CC=C1Cl)N2CCC3=C(C2)C=CS3

PubChem CID 60606 · Wikidata Q410237 · InChIKey GKTWGGQPFAXNFI-HNNXBMFYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Clopidogrel?
An antiplatelet medicine sold as Plavix, used after a heart attack or stent to keep platelets from clumping.
What kind of molecule is Clopidogrel?
Clopidogrel has the formula C16H16ClNO2S and a molecular weight of 321.8 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under blood thinners, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Clopidogrel as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Clopidogrel for human use (NDA 020839, authorized November 17, 1997), as Plavix. 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