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Etomidate

C14H16N2O2244.29 g/mol Calculated

Also called Amidate and Hypnomidate.

An anaesthetic used to start general anaesthesia, chosen when blood pressure needs to stay steady. Etomidate (C14H16N2O2, 244 g/mol) is an anaesthetic dispensed on prescription.

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. Etomidate on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

AmidateAdded 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
C14H16N2O2
Molecular weight
244.29 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
3
Polar surface areatopological
44.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Rotatable bonds
5
Complexity
277

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Warning Irritant pictogram (GHS07) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H302, H332, H400

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Etomidate for human use (NDA 018227, authorized September 7, 1982). Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Anaesthetics
Chemical groups
Aromatics, Esters
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Irritant, Environmental hazard, GHS Warning
SMILESCCOC(=O)C1=CN=CN1[C@H](C)C2=CC=CC=C2

PubChem CID 667484 · Wikidata Q418445 · InChIKey NPUKDXXFDDZOKR-LLVKDONJSA-N · Data refreshed

How MoleculeFinder sources and labels its data

Questions
What is Etomidate?
An anaesthetic used to start general anaesthesia, chosen when blood pressure needs to stay steady. Etomidate (C14H16N2O2, 244 g/mol) is an anaesthetic dispensed on prescription.
How toxic is Etomidate?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictograms Irritant and Environmental. from source
What kind of molecule is Etomidate?
Etomidate has the formula C14H16N2O2 and a molecular weight of 244.29 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under anaesthetics, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Etomidate as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Etomidate for human use (NDA 018227, authorized September 7, 1982). 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