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C15H12N2O2
252.27 g/mol
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Phenytoin

CAS57-41-0EC200-328-6
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Phenytoin is an active pharmaceutical ingredient primarily used in the manufacturing of medications for epilepsy. It is also noted for potential developmental toxicity and carcinogenicity based on expert evaluation.

antiepileptic drug substancepharmaceutical raw material for anticonvulsant formulations

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencesame scaffold

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H350May cause cancer
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H402Harmful to aquatic life
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H340May cause genetic defects
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

InChIKey

CXOFVDLJLONNDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2(C(=O)NC(=O)N2)C3=CC=CC=C3

Synonyms (196)
  • TOIN
  • Fenitoina [INN-Spanish]
  • Phenytoin (JP18/USP/INN)
  • Phenytoin for system suitability, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Phenytoin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Phenytoin, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Phenytoine [INN-French]
  • Phenytoinum [INN-Latin]
  • 2, 5,5-diphenyl-
  • 5,5-DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN
  • 5,5-Diphenylhydantoin (IUPAC)
  • 5,5-Dwufenylohydantoina
  • Aladdin (Salt/Mix)
  • Alepsin (Salt/Mix)
  • Aleviatin
  • Antisacer (Salt/Mix)
  • Auranile
  • Causoin
  • Citrullamon
  • Citrullamon (Salt/Mix)
  • Citrulliamon
  • Comital
  • Comitoina
  • Convul
  • DPH (VAN)
  • Danten
  • Dantinal
  • Dantoinal
  • Dantoinal klinos
  • Dantoine
  • Denyl
  • Di-Hydan
  • Di-Lan
  • Di-Lan (VAN)
  • Di-Phetine
  • Didan TDC 250
  • Difenilhidantoina
  • Difenilhidantoina [Spanish]
  • Difenin
  • Difetoin
  • Difhydan
  • Dihycon
  • Dihydantoin
  • Dilabid
  • Dilantin
  • Dilantin (TN)
  • Dilantin Infatabs
  • Dilantin acid
  • Dilantine
  • Dillantin
  • Dintoin
  • Dintoina
  • Diphantoin
  • Diphedal
  • Diphedan
  • Diphenat
  • Diphenin
  • Diphenine
  • Diphentoin
  • Diphentyn
  • Diphenylan
  • Diphenylhydantoin
  • Diphenylhydantoin (VAN)
  • Diphenylhydantoine
  • Diphenylhydantoine [French]
  • Diphenylhydatanoin
  • Ditoinate
  • Ekko
  • Ekko capsules
  • Elepsindon
  • Enkelfel
  • Epamin
  • Epanutin
  • Epasmir 5
  • Epdantoin (Salt/Mix)
  • Epdantoin Simple
  • Epdantoine simple
  • Epelin
  • Epifenyl
  • Epihydan
  • Epilan
  • Epilan-D
  • Epilantin
  • Epileptin (Salt/Mix)
  • Epinat
  • Episar (Salt/Mix)
  • Epised
  • Epsolin (Salt/Mix)
  • Epsolin;
  • Eptal
  • Eptoin
  • Fenantoin
  • Fenantoin Mn Pharma
  • Fenidantoin s
  • Fenigramon (Salt/Mix)
  • Fenitoin
  • Fenitoina
  • Fentoin
  • Fenylepsin
  • Fenytoin Dak
  • Fenytoine
  • Gerot-epilan-D
  • Hidan
  • Hidantal
  • Hidantilo
  • Hidantina
  • Hidantina senosian
  • Hidantina vitoria
  • Hidantomin
  • Hindatal
  • Hydantal
  • Hydantin
  • Hydantoin, 5,5-diphenyl-
  • Hydantoin,5-diphenyl-
  • Hydantoinal
  • Hydantol
  • Ictalis simple
  • Idantoil
  • Idantoin
  • Iphenylhydantoin
  • Kessodanten
  • Labopal
  • Lehydan
  • Lepitoin
  • Lepsin
  • Minetoin
  • Neos-Hidantoina
  • Neosidantoina
  • Novantoina
  • Novophenytoin
  • Om hidantoina simple
  • Om-Hydantoine
  • Oxylan
  • PHENYTOIN COMPONENT OF SM-88
  • PHENYTOIN [MART.]
  • Pentran;
  • Phanantin
  • Phanatine
  • Phenantoin;
  • Phenatoine
  • Phenhydan;
  • Phenhydanin
  • Phenitoin
  • Phentoin
  • Phentytoin
  • Phenythoin
  • Phenytoin (Lepitoin)
  • Phenytoin (Standard)
  • Phenytoin AWD
  • Phenytoin CRS
  • Phenytoin Infatabs
  • Phenytoin RS
  • Phenytoin, 1mg/ml in Methanol
  • Phenytoin-Gerot
  • Phenytoine
  • Phenytoinum
  • Pyoredol;
  • Ritmenal
  • SM-88 COMPONENT PHENYTOIN
  • Saceril
  • Sanepil
  • Silantin
  • Sinergina
  • Sodanthon
  • Sodantoin
  • Sodanton
  • Solantin
  • Solantoin
  • Solantyl
  • Soluble phenytoin (Salt/Mix)
  • Sylantoic
  • Tacosal (Salt/Mix)
  • Thilophenyl
  • Toin unicelles
  • Zentronal
  • Zentropil
  • component of Mebroin
  • phenytoin
  • phenytoin (PHN)