bromhexine hydrochloride

Term ID

CHEBI:31303

Synonyms

• 2,4-dibromo-6-{[cyclohexyl(methyl)amino]methyl}aniline hydrochloride
• 2-amino-N-cyclohexyl-3,5-dibromo-N-methylbenzylamine hydrochloride
• 3,5-dibromo-N(alpha)-cyclohexyl-N(alpha)-methyltoluene-alpha,2-diamine monohydrochloride
• Auxit
• bromhexine chloride
• bromhexine HCl
• bromohexine monohydrochloride
• Broncokin
• N-(2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)-N-methyl-cyclohexylammonium chloride
• N-(2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)-N-methylcyclohexanaminium chloride
• N-cyclohexyl-N-methyl-(2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)ammonium chloride
• Ophtolsol
• Quentan
• Viscolyt

Definition

A hydrochloride resulting from the reaction of equimolar amounts of bromhexine and hydrogen chloride. It is used as a mucolytic for the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with productive cough (i.e. a cough characterised by the production of sputum).

References

• cas:611-75-6
• kegg.drug:D01778
• patent:CN101817754
• pubmed:16385235
• pubmed:2365032
• pubmed:9260207
• reaxys:4848376
• vsdb:1786

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )