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Loratadine

79794-75-5C22H23ClN2O2382.891 g/mol

A benzocycloheptapyridine that is 6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine substituted by a chloro group at position 8 and a 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-ylidene group at position 11. It is a H1-receptor antagonist commonly employed in the treatment of allergic disorders. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number79794-75-5ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC22H23ClN2O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass382.891 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass382.14481 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:6538ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass382.9 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass382.1448057 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP5.2PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)42.4PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors3PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds2PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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loratadine
ethyl 4-(8-chloro-5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-ylidene)piperidine-1-carboxylate
JCCNYMKQOSZNPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCOC(=O)N1CCC(=C2c3ccc(Cl)cc3CCc3cccnc32)CC1
InChI=1S/C22H23ClN2O2/c1-2-27-22(26)25-12-9-15(10-13-25)20-19-8-7-18(23)14-17(19)6-5-16-4-3-11-24-21(16)20/h3-4,7-8,11,14H,2,5-6,9-10,12-13H2,1H3

Names & synonyms

AerotinaAlarinAlavertAlerprivAllerclearCiveranClaratyneClaritinethyl 4-(8-chloro-5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-ylidene)piperidine-1-carboxylateLoracertLoradamedLoradex

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

geroprotectorantiviral agentanalgesicantineoplastic agentimmunosuppressive agentantirheumatic drugH1-receptor antagonistcholinergic antagonistdermatologic druganti-allergic agent

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00261171 mol

Uses 382.891 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 · 22 atoms
69.01%
Cl
Chlorine · 1 atom
9.26%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
8.36%
N
Nitrogen · 2 atoms
7.32%
H
Hydrogen · 23 atoms
6.06%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:6538

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

NCBI PubChem · CID 3957 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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