Propofol
Also called Diprivan, Ampofol, Disoprivan and Disoprofol.
The anaesthetic sold as Diprivan, given to start and maintain general anaesthesia. Its milky white emulsion is the reason it is nicknamed milk of amnesia.
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. Propofol on the product labels we hold.
Medicines
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.
An O-H fixed directly to a benzene ring. The ring makes that hydrogen easier to give up than an ordinary alcohol's, which is why many phenols act as antioxidants.
From: standard chemistry.
Six carbons in a flat hexagon, sharing their electrons evenly around the ring. It is stable, flat and oily, and it stacks readily against other flat rings.
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
- C12H18O
- Molecular weight
- 178.27 g/mol
- XLogP3octanol/water, log units
- 3.8
- Polar surface areatopological
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 2
- Complexity
- 135
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Warning Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H302, H315, H319, H335
Reported Licence
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Propofol for human use (NDA 019627, authorized October 2, 1989), as Diprivan. Drugs@FDA
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Prescription medicine
- Family
- Anaesthetics
- Hazard classes
- Irritant, GHS Warning
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Questions
- What is Propofol?
- The anaesthetic sold as Diprivan, given to start and maintain general anaesthesia. Its milky white emulsion is the reason it is nicknamed milk of amnesia.
- How toxic is Propofol?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictogram Irritant. from source
- What kind of molecule is Propofol?
- Propofol has the formula C12H18O and a molecular weight of 178.27 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under anaesthetics, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- Who licenses Propofol as a medicine?
- The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Propofol for human use (NDA 019627, authorized October 2, 1989), as Diprivan. 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