Amifostine
An organic thiophosphate that is the S-phospho derivative of 2-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]ethanethiol. A prodrug for the free thiol, WR-1065, which is used as a cytoprotectant in cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 20537-88-6 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C5H15N2O3PS | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 214.227 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 214.0541 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:2636 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 214.23 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 214.05410052 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | -4.5 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 121 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 4 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 6 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 7 | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifieramifostineS-{2-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]ethyl} dihydrogen thiophosphateJKOQGQFVAUAYPM-UHFFFAOYSA-NNCCCNCCSP(=O)(O)OInChI=1S/C5H15N2O3PS/c6-2-1-3-7-4-5-12-11(8,9)10/h7H,1-6H2,(H2,8,9,10)Names & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Mass ↔ amount of substance
Calculated from sourced massUses 214.227 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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