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Dexketoprofen

22161-81-5C16H14O3254.285 g/mol

A monocarboxylic acid that is (S)-hydratropic acid substituted at position 3 on the phenyl ring by a benzoyl group. A cyclooxygenase inhibitor, it is used to relieve short-term pain, such as muscular pain, dental pain and dysmenorrhoea. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number22161-81-5ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC16H14O3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass254.285 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass254.09429 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:76128ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass254.28 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass254.094294304 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP3.1PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)54.4PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors3PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds4PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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dexketoprofen
(2S)-2-(3-benzoylphenyl)propanoic acid
DKYWVDODHFEZIM-NSHDSACASA-N
C[C@H](C(=O)O)c1cccc(C(=O)c2ccccc2)c1
InChI=1S/C16H14O3/c1-11(16(18)19)13-8-5-9-14(10-13)15(17)12-6-3-2-4-7-12/h2-11H,1H3,(H,18,19)/t11-/m0/s1

Names & synonyms

(2S)-2-(3-benzoylphenyl)propanoic acid

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

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory druganalgesicnon-narcotic analgesiccyclooxygenase 2 inhibitorcyclooxygenase 1 inhibitorvulnerary

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0039326 mol

Uses 254.285 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 · 16 atoms
75.58%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
18.88%
H
Hydrogen · 14 atoms
5.55%

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WO2005046575 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.
WO2008115572 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.
WO2008150324 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:76128

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

NCBI PubChem · CID 667550 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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