Erythrityl Tetranitrate

• Catalog No.: DB01613
• CAS Number: 7297-25-8
• M. F.: C4H6N4O12
• M. W.: 302.11004

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2,3,4-tris(nitrooxy)butyl nitrate
• IUPAC Traditional name: 2,3,4-tris(nitrooxy)butyl nitrate
• Brand Name: Tetranitrol; Cardilate; Tetranitrin; Cardivell; Cardiwell; Cardiloid
• Synonyms: Nitroerythrite; Nitroerythrit; Tetranitrate d'eritrityle [inn-french]; Tetranitrato de eritritilo [inn-spanish]; Eritritile tetranitrato [dcit]; Eritrityli tetranitras [inn-latin]; Erythritol tetranitrate; Erythrol tetranitrate; Meso-erythritol tetranitrate; Nitroerythrol; 1,2,3,4-Butanetetralyl tetranitrate; ETN; Eritrityl tetranitrate

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 7297-25-8

DETAILS

Description (English)

• Drug Groups: approved
• Description: A vasodilator with general properties similar to nitroglycerin. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1020)
• Indication: For the prevention of angina.
• Pharmacology: Erythrityl Tetranitrate is a vasodilator with general properties similar to nitroglycerin.
• Toxicity: Symptoms of overdose include increased intracranial pressure, with any or all of persistent throbbing headache, confusion, and moderate fever; Vertigo; Palpitations; Visual disturbances; Nausea and vomiting (possibly with colic and even bloody diarrhea); Syncope (especially in the upright posture); Air hunger and dyspnea, later followed by reduced ventilatory effort; Diaphoresis, with the skin either flushed or cold and clammy; Heart block and bradycardia; Paralysis; Coma; Seizures; Death.
• Affected Organisms: Humans and other mammals