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Glutarimide
Skeletal formula
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name Piperidine-2,6-dione
Other names 2,6-Diketopiperidine
Identifiers
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H7NO2/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6-4/h1-3H2,(H,6,7,8)Key: KNCYXPMJDCCGSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • C1CC(=O)NC(=O)C1
Properties
Chemical formula C5H7NO2
Molar mass 113.11 g/mol
Melting point 155-157 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Glutarimide is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)3(CO)2NH. It is a white solid. The compound forms upon dehydration of the amide of glutaric acid.

The drug lenalidomide contains the substructure glutarimide (blue)

Glutarimide is sometimes called 2,6-piperidinedione. It is the core of a variety of drugs, including lenalidomide, a medication used to treat anemia and multiple myeloma; and cycloheximide, a potent inhibitor of protein synthesis.

References

  1. Glutarimide - Sigma-Aldrich
  2. Paris, G.; Berlinguet, L.; Gaudry, R.; English, Jr., J.; Dayan, J. E. (1957). "Glutaric Acid and Glutarimide". Organic Syntheses. 37: 47. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.037.0047.
  3. "A to Z List of Cancer Drugs: Lenalidomide". National Cancer Institute. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. Sisler, Hugh D.; Siegel, Malcolm R. (1967). "Cycloheximide and Other Glutarimide Antibiotics". Mechanism of Action. pp. 283–307. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-46051-7_21. ISBN 978-3-642-46053-1.
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