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armodafinil

chemical compound
Class type of: modafinil Q418913

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
modafinil
Has use
medication
Active ingredient in
Nuvigil
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)S(=O)CC(=O)N
Chemical formula
C₁₅H₁₅NO₂S
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)[S@](=O)CC(=O)N
Mass
273.08235 Da
Medical condition treated
hypersomnia, multiple sclerosis, sleep-wake disorder, narcolepsy
Stereoisomer of
(S)-modafinil
Subject has role
dopamine agonist, Wakefulness-Promoting Agents, nootropic
Substance control status
Schedule IV (United States)
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
armodafinil
🏷️ Also known as
en R-modafinil en (-)-(R)-modafinil en (R)-(-)-modafinil en (R)-modafinil en (–)-2-[(R)-(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide en armodafinil en (-)-modafinil ar أرمودافينيل de Nuvigil el Αρμοδαφινίλη es armodafinilo fa آرمودافینیل he ארמודפיניל ja アルモダフィニル pl (R)-(−)-modafinil pl R-modafinil pt Armodafinila ru армодафинил uk армодафініл zh 阿莫达非尼
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ATC code
N06BA13
CAS Registry Number
112111-43-0
ChEBI ID
77590
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1201192
ChemSpider ID
7962943
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID201436274
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID90920667
DrugBank ID
DB06413
DrugCentral ID
4501
EC number
682-508-8
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.207.833
Freebase ID
/m/09cg_d
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InChI
InChI=1S/C15H15NO2S/c16-14(17)11-19(18)15(12-7-3-1-4-8-12)13-9-5-2-6-10-13/h1-10,15H,11H2,(H2,16,17)/t19-/m1/s1
InChIKey
YFGHCGITMMYXAQ-LJQANCHMSA-N
KEGG ID
D03215
MeSH descriptor ID
C579652
MedlinePlus drug identifier
a607067
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778494028, 2910251895
NDF-RT ID
N0000176106
NSC number
758711, 751850
PatientsLikeMe treatment ID
armodafinil
Probes And Drugs ID
PD001198
PubChem CID
9690109
Quora topic ID
Nuvigil-Armodafinil
Reaxys registry number
9767970
RxNorm CUI
641465
ScienceDirect topic ID
agricultural-and-biological-sciences/armodafinil, biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/armodafinil, chemistry/armodafinil, medicine-and-dentistry/armodafinil, neuroscience/armodafinil, nursing-and-health-professions/armodafinil, pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/armodafinil
SureChEMBL ID
34489
UMLS CUI
C1701455
UNII
V63XWA605I
UniChem compound ID
567558
WikiProjectMed ID
Armodafinil

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🔗 Connections
Medical condition treated 3
multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, hypersomnia
← Drug or therapy used for treatment 3
schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, hypersomnia
Subject has role 2
nootropic, dopamine agonist
Has use 1
medication
Subclass of 1
modafinil
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Summary

armodafinil is a type of chemical entity[1]. armodafinil is a type of modafinil[2].

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)S(=O)CC(=O)N[3]
  • Chemical formula: C₁₅H₁₅NO₂S[4]
  • Has use: medication[5]
  • Isomeric SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)S@CC(=O)NS@CC(=O)N">[6]
  • Mass: 273.08235 dalton[7]
  • Medical condition treated: hypersomnia[8], multiple sclerosis[9], sleep-wake disorder[10], narcolepsy[11]
  • World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: armodafinil[12]
  • Subject has role: dopamine agonist[13], Wakefulness-Promoting Agents[14], nootropic[15]
  • Stereoisomer of: (S)-modafinil[16]
  • Active ingredient in: Nuvigil[17]
  • P14834: Schedule IV (United States)[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . RxNorm. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Elivan da Silva · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: ATC code: N06BA13, #temporary_batch_1793797550071"
  2. 10w ago · Carn · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stereoisomer of → (S)-modafinil
    Subclass of → modafinil
    Has use → medication
    Subject has role → dopamine agonist, Wakefulness-Promoting Agents, nootropic
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Substance control status: Schedule IV (United States), batch #269907"
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