Valproate pivoxil

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Valproate pivoxil
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • [(2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)oxy]methyl 2-propylpentanoate
JSmol)
  • O=C(OCOC(=O)C(C)(C)C)C(CCC)CCC
  • InChI=1S/C14H26O4/c1-6-8-11(9-7-2)12(15)17-10-18-13(16)14(3,4)5/h11H,6-10H2,1-5H3 checkY
  • Key:DJEFRLDEQKSNLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Valproate pivoxil (Pivadin, Valproxen) is an

valproic acid
, as pivoxil esters are commonly employed to make prodrugs in medicinal chemistry.

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