Pfizer Viagra, Inside Little Blue

23 10 2007

This post is mostly for those obsessed with having more information than needed.

 

Product Name:Viagra

Generic Name: Sildenafil citrate

Chemical Formula: C28-H38-N6-O11-S

*IUPAC Name: 4-[2-ethoxy-5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)sulfonyl-phenyl]-9-methyl-7-propyl-3,5,8,9-tetrazabicyclo[4.3.0nona-3,7,10-trien-2-one; 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid

*CAS Number: 171599-83-0

 

Molecular image:

viagra-chemical

 

Viagra Production Lab:

viagra-laboratory-produce-manufacture

Making Viagra for the first time took a series of 11 chemical reactions. It was not very efficient and to make 1 kg of Viagra required 23.8 kg of reagents and produced 139 litres of organic waste.

To make 1kg of Viagra™ now only requires 1.5 kg of reagents and produces just 10 litres of waste.

- resources.schoolscience.co.uk

 

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notes:

(*IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical compounds and of describing the science of chemistry in general. It is developed and kept up to date under the auspices of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).) - wikipedia.com

(*CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences, mixtures and alloys. They are also referred to as CAS numbers, CAS RNs or CAS #s.) - wikipedia.com


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