Benzathine

Benzathine is a diamine used as a component in some medications including benzathine phenoxymethylpenicillin and benzathine benzylpenicillin. It stabilises penicillin and prolongs its sojourn when injected into tissues.

Benzathine
Names
IUPAC name
N,N′-bis(phenylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine
Preferred IUPAC name
N¹,N²-dibenzylethane-1,2-diamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.918
Properties
C16H20N2
Molar mass 240.343 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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