Structural formula of enflurane
Enflurane (2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluomethyl ether)is a halogenated ether that was commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s. Developed by Ross Terrell in 1963, it was first used clinically in 1966.
Enflurane is a structural isomer of isoflurane. It vaporizes readily, but is a liquid at room temperature.
Clinically, enflurane produces a dose-related depression of myocardial contractility with an associated decrease in myocardial oxygen consumption. Between 2% and 5% of the inhaled dose is oxidised in the liver, producing fluoride ions and difluoromethoxy-difluoroacetic acid. This is significantly higher than the metabolism of its structural isomer isoflurane.
Physical properties
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