Chemical substance record

Orciprenaline

586-06-1C₁₁H₁₇NO₃211.258 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A racemate composed of equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-orciprenaline. Used (as its sulfate salt) to relax the airway muscles and improve breathing for patients suffering from asthma or bronchitis. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values

CAS number	586-06-1	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₁₁H₁₇NO₃	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	211.258 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	211.12084 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:82719	ChEBI ↗

Names & structural identifiers

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Source preferred name

orciprenaline

IUPAC name

rac-5-[1-hydroxy-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,3-diol

Names & synonyms

orciprenalinaorciprenalinumrac-5-[1-hydroxy-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,3-diol

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

racemateChEBI parent class · 60911 ↗

Roles recorded in ChEBI

beta-adrenergic agonistbronchodilator agentanti-asthmatic drug

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Amount

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Equivalent amount

0.00473355 mol

Uses 211.258 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 · 11 atoms

62.54%

O

Oxygen · 3 atoms

22.72%

H

Hydrogen · 17 atoms

8.11%

N

Nitrogen · 1 atom

6.63%

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Research & patent references

Selected source associations

Successful acute and long-term management of electrical storm in Brugada syndrome using orciprenaline and quinine/quinidine. ↗Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2010 Jul · PMID 20221832

PITX2c is expressed in the adult left atrium, and reducing Pitx2c expression promotes atrial fibrillation inducibility and complex changes in gene expression. ↗Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics · 2011 Apr · PMID 21282332

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Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:82719

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

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