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Teriflunomide

163451-81-8C12H9F3N2O2270.21 g/mol

An enamide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of (2Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxybut-2-enoic acid with the anilino group of 4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline. Used for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number163451-81-8ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC12H9F3N2O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass270.21 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass270.06161 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:68540ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass270.21 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass270.06161202 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP3.3PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)73.1PubChem ↗
H-bond donors2PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors6PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds2PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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teriflunomide
(2Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]but-2-enamide
UTNUDOFZCWSZMS-YFHOEESVSA-N
C/C(O)=C(C#N)C(=O)Nc1ccc(C(F)(F)F)cc1
InChI=1S/C12H9F3N2O2/c1-7(18)10(6-16)11(19)17-9-4-2-8(3-5-9)12(13,14)15/h2-5,18H,1H3,(H,17,19)/b10-7-

Names & synonyms

(2Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]but-2-enamideAubagioteriflunomidateriflunomidum

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

renoprotective agentnon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugimmunosuppressive agenttyrosine kinase inhibitordrug metabolitehepatotoxic agentEC 1.3.98.1 [dihydroorotate oxidase (fumarate)] inhibitor

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00370083 mol

Uses 270.21 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 12 atoms
53.34%
F
Fluorine · 3 atoms
21.09%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
11.84%
N
Nitrogen · 2 atoms
10.37%
H
Hydrogen · 9 atoms
3.36%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis and the place of teriflunomide. ↗Acta neurologica Scandinavica · 2011 Aug · PMID 20880295
Quantitation of total and free teriflunomide (A77 1726) in human plasma by LC-MS/MS. ↗Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis · 2011 May 15 · PMID 21349677

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:68540

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 54684141 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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