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Terbutaline

23031-25-6C12H19NO3225.288 g/mol
Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A member of the class of phenylethanolamines that is catechol substituted at position 5 by a 2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl group. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number23031-25-6ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC12H19NO3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass225.288 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass225.13649 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:9449ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass225.28 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass225.13649347 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP0.9PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)72.7PubChem ↗
H-bond donors4PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors4PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds4PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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terbutaline
5-[2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]benzene-1,3-diol
XWTYSIMOBUGWOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CC(C)(C)NCC(O)c1cc(O)cc(O)c1
InChI=1S/C12H19NO3/c1-12(2,3)13-7-11(16)8-4-9(14)6-10(15)5-8/h4-6,11,13-16H,7H2,1-3H3

Names & synonyms

5-[2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]benzene-1,3-diolterbutalinaterbutalinum

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

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology
phenylethanolaminesChEBI parent class · 25990 ↗resorcinolsChEBI parent class · 33572 ↗
alcoholphenolsorganic molecular entity

Roles recorded in ChEBI

beta-adrenergic agonistbronchodilator agentsympathomimetic agenthypoglycemic agentEC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitoranti-asthmatic druganti-asthmatic agenttocolytic agent

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00443876 mol

Uses 225.288 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
63.98%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
21.30%
H
Hydrogen · 19 atoms
8.50%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
6.22%

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Research & patent references

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Effects of norepinephrine on rat cultured microglial cells that express alpha1, alpha2, beta1 and beta2 adrenergic receptors. ↗Neuropharmacology · 2002 Nov · PMID 12423672
Desensitization of beta2-adrenoceptor-mediated responses by short-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonists in human lung mast cells. ↗British journal of pharmacology · 2003 Feb · PMID 12569076
WO2011112499 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.
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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:9449

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

NCBI PubChem · CID 5403 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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