Molecular Identity
metformin
3-(diaminomethylidene)-1,1-dimethylguanidine
PubChem CID: 4091
Metformin is a member of the class of guanidines that is biguanide the carrying two methyl substituents at position 1. It has a role as a geroprotector, a hypoglycemic agent, a xenobiotic and an environmental contaminant. It is functionally related to a biguanide. It is a conjugate base of a metformin(1+).
2D Structure
Properties
C4H11N5
Molecular Formula
129.16
Molecular Weight
g/mol
129.1014
Exact Mass
Da
-1.3
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
91.5
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
3
H-Bond Donors
1
H-Bond Acceptors
132
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
metformin1,1-DimethylbiguanideN,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamideMetiguanideDimethylbiguanideMetformineN,N-DimethylbiguanideMetforminaN1,N1-DimethylbiguanideN,N-Dimethyldiguanide3-(diaminomethylidene)-1,1-dimethylguanidineDiaforminDimethylbiguanidMetformin extended releaseBIGUANIDE, 1,1-DIMETHYL-
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