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Varenicline tartrate

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

7,8,9,10-Tetrahydro-6,10-methano-6H-pyrazino[2,3-h][3]benzazepine tartrate, Champix

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H13N3 · C4H6O6
CAS Number:
375815-87-5
Molecular Weight:
361.35
MDL number:
MFCD08460603
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329823673
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: >5 mg/mL

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.C1NC[C@H]2C[C@@H]1c3cc4nccnc4cc23

InChI

1S/C13H13N3.C4H6O6/c1-2-16-13-5-11-9-3-8(6-14-7-9)10(11)4-12(13)15-1;5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,4-5,8-9,14H,3,6-7H2;1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t8-,9+;1-,2-/m.1/s1

InChI key

TWYFGYXQSYOKLK-CYUSMAIQSA-N

Application

Varenicline tartrate has been used to investigate its effect on sensorimotor gating in rats under prepulse inhibition (PPI). It is suitable for use as a reference standard in capillary isotachophoresis (ITP) coupled on-line with capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) for the quantification of varenicline metabolite in urine samples. It is also suitable for use for testing its effect on locomotor and nonlocomotor behavioral deficits in rats.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Varenicline tartrate is a partial α4β2 nicotinic receptor agonist and α7 full agonist. Varenicline competitively binds to α4β2 receptors and partially stimulates without creating a full nicotine effect, while simultaneoudly blocking the ability of nicotine to bind to the receptors. Varenicline thus blocks the ability of nicotine to activate α4β2 receptors and stimulate the central nervous mesolimbic dopamine system, believed to be the neuronal mechanism underlying reinforcement and reward experienced upon smoking.

Features and Benefits

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GHS07,GHS09

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Warning

hcodes

H302,H400

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1

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WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Anne Jackson et al.
Addiction biology, 22(5), 1316-1328 (2016-07-22)
There is recognition that cognitive problems can contribute to renewed drug taking in former addicts. Our previous work has indicated that current smokers show reduced performance on a probabilistic reversal learning (PRL) task, relative to former smokers. To further explore
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Analytica Chimica Acta, 826, 84-93 (2014)
Patrick A Randall et al.
Psychopharmacology, 232(14), 2443-2454 (2015-02-07)
Varenicline, a smoking-cessation agent, may be useful in treating alcohol use disorders. An important consideration when studying factors that influence drinking/relapse is influence of the pharmacological effects of alcohol on these behaviors. Pre-exposure to alcohol (priming) can increase craving, drinking
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