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Home/Compounds/API/Racecadotril
C21H23NO4S
385.5 g/mol
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Racecadotril

CAS81110-73-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Amide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Racecadotril is an antidiarrheal active pharmaceutical ingredient that acts as a peripheral enkephalinase inhibitor. It reduces the secretion of water and electrolytes into the intestine, distinguishing it from opioid-based antidiarrheals that reduce intestinal motility.

Pharmaceutical raw material for antidiarrheal medicationsEnkephalinase inhibitor for research use

Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H400Very toxic to aquatic life

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Racecadotril (CAS 81110-73-8) is 2930.90.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2930.90

EU CN code (8-digit)

2930 90 95

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

benzyl 2-[[2-(acetylsulfanylmethyl)-3-phenylpropanoyl]amino]acetate

InChIKey

ODUOJXZPIYUATO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC(=O)SCC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)NCC(=O)OCC2=CC=CC=C2

Synonyms (39)
  • Racecadotril (INN)
  • Racecadotril for peak identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Racecadotril, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Acetorphan
  • Hidrasec
  • Hidrasec (TN)
  • RACECADOTRIL [MART.]
  • Racecadotril
  • Racecadotril (Acetorphan)
  • Racecadotril (Standard)
  • Racecadotril CRS
  • Racecadotril Impurity 39
  • Racecadotril, >=98% (HPLC)
  • S049; Sinorphan
  • Tiorfan
  • Tiorfan (TN)
  • Tiorfix
  • racecadotrilo
  • racecadotrilum

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