Description
Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analogue used in chemotherapy. It treats cancers including testicular cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and bladder cancer.
Synonyms
2'-Deoxy-2',2'-difluorocytidine; 2'-Deoxy-2',2'-difluoro-D-cytidine; 2',2'-Difluoro-2'-deoxycytidine; 4-amino-1-((2R,4R,5R)-3,3-difluoro-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one; 2',2'-Difluorodeoxycytidine; DDFC; DFdC; Folfugem; GemLip; Gemcel; NSC 613327; Gemzar
IUPAC Name
4-amino-1-[(2R,4R,5R)-3,3-difluoro-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidin-2-one
Molecular Formula
C9H11F2N3O4
Canonical SMILES
C1=CN(C(=O)N=C1N)C2C(C(C(O2)CO)O)(F)F
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H11F2N3O4/c10-9(11)6(16)4(3-15)18-7(9)14-2-1-5(12)13-8(14)17/h1-2,4,6-7,15-16H,3H2,(H2,12,13,17)/t4-,6-,7-/m1/s1
InChIKey
SDUQYLNIPVEERB-QPPQHZFASA-N
Boiling Point
482.7±55.0°C (Predicted)
Density
1.84±0.1 g/cm3 (Predicted)
Solubility
Soluble in Methanol (Slightly), Water (Slightly, Heated)
Appearance
White to Off-white Solid