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Crotamiton

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Product Name:
Crotamiton
Synonyms:
  • (2E)-N-Ethyl-N-(2-methylphenyl)-2-butenamide
  • 2-Butenamide, N-ethyl-N-(2-methylphenyl)-
  • component of Eurax
  • Crotalgin
  • Crotamitex
  • Crotamitone
  • Eurasil
  • Eurax
CAS:
483-63-6
MF:
C13H17NO
MW:
203.28
EINECS:
207-596-3
Product Categories:
  • EURAX
  • API's
  • APIs
Mol File:
483-63-6.mol
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Crotamiton Chemical Properties

Melting point:
25°C
Boiling point:
153-155 °C/13 mmHg (lit.)
Density 
0.987 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
refractive index 
n20/D 1.54(lit.)
Flash point:
>230 °F
storage temp. 
2-8°C
solubility 
ethanol: soluble
pka
1.14±0.50(Predicted)
form 
<25°C Solid,>25°C Liquid
color 
Colourless to Light Brown
Water Solubility 
Soluble in water (1:500), alcohol, methanol, ether, and ethanol.
Merck 
13,2622
Stability:
Light Sensitive
InChIKey
DNTGGZPQPQTDQF-XBXARRHUSA-N
LogP
3.099 (est)
CAS DataBase Reference
483-63-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference
Crotamiton(483-63-6)
EPA Substance Registry System
Crotamiton (483-63-6)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xn
Risk Statements 
22-36/38-43
Safety Statements 
26-36
WGK Germany 
3
RTECS 
GQ7000000
HS Code 
2924296000

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Crotamiton Usage And Synthesis

Description

Crotamiton is available as a 10% cream for the treatment of scabies, although it is less effective than pyrethrins or permethrin. Because crotamiton may need to be applied a second time for successful treatment of scabies but the pyrethrins or permethrin require a single application, poor patient compliance with crotamiton may reduce its effectiveness. The advantage of crotamiton over lindane comes from the fact that lindane has potential neurotoxicity if absorbed especially in infants and children, whereas crotamiton has less systemic neurotoxicity.

Description

Crotamiton is an ectoparasiticide and antipruritic agent. It blocks the mouse transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel expressed in HEK293 cells in a calcium-dependent manner (IC50s = 223.5 and 15.5 μM in buffer containing 0 and 2 mM calcium, respectively). It inhibits scratching behavior in mice induced by the TRPV4 agonist GSK1016790A . Topical application of crotamiton (0.025 g of a 10% ointment) also inhibits scratching behavior in mice induced by histamine, serotonin , and the proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) agonist SLIGRL-NH2 . Formulations containing crotamiton have been used to eradicate scabies and in the treatment of symptomatic pruritic skin.

Chemical Properties

N-Ethyl-o-crotonotoluidide is colourless or pale yellow, oily liquid

Originator

Eurax,Ciba Geigy,France,1949

Uses

N-Ethyl-o-crotonotoluidide (Crotamiton) was used to treat scabies and various pruritic dermatoses.

Uses

antipruritic, scabicide

Uses

Fungicide, insecticide.

Definition

ChEBI: The amide resulting from the formal condensation of crotonic acid with N-ethyl-2-methylaniline. A colourless or pale yellow oily liquid, it is used in the treatment of pruritus (itching) by producing a counter-irritation: as it evaporate from the skin, it produces a cooling effect that diverts attention away from the itching. It has also been used as an acaricide in the treatment of scabies, though more effective drugs are usually preferred.

Indications

Crotamiton (N-ethyl-o-crotonotoluide, Eurax) is a synthetic chloroformate salt used for the prevention and treatment of scabies, although cure rates tend to be lower for the same number of applications compared with lindane and permethrin. It may have an antipruritic effect independent of its scabetic effect. Its mechanism of action is unknown. It is not effective as a pediculicide.
Crotamiton (10% N-ethyl-o-crotonotoluide, Eurax) cream applied twice and left on during a 48-hour period is usually effective against scabies and has been reported to act as an antipruritic agent.

Manufacturing Process

10.5 parts of crotonyl chloride are dropped in such a manner into 27 parts of N-ethyl-o-toluidine, white stirring, that the temperature rises to 130° to 140°C. After cooling, the reaction product is dissolved in ether or other solvent that is immiscible with water, and the solution is washed successively with hydrochloric acid, alkali solution and water. After distilling off the solvent, the residue is distilled in vacuo. The crotonic acid N-ethyl-o-toluidide boils at 153° to 155°C at a pressure of 13 mm and is a slightly yellowish oil. Instead of carrying the reaction out in the presence of an excess of N-ethyl-otoluidine, it may be carried out in the presence of an acid-combining agent, for example, potash, advantageously in a solvent (e.g., acetone).

brand name

Eurax (Westwood-Squibb).

Therapeutic Function

Scabicide

Clinical Use

N-Ethyl-N-(2-methylphenyl)-2-butenamide, or N-ethyl-ocrotonotoluidide(Eurax), is a colorless, odorless oily liquid.It is virtually insoluble in water but soluble in most organicsolvents.
Crotamiton is available in 10% concentration in a lotionand a cream intended for the topical treatment of scabies. Its antipruritic effect is probably because of a local anestheticaction.

Side effects

The most common side effect reported for crotamiton is skin irritation.

Veterinary Drugs and Treatments

Crotamiton is a topical miticide/scabicide and has been used primarily for adjunctive treatment (with ivermectin) for treating mite infections (e.g., Knemidopkoptes) in birds. Crotamiton has both miticidal and antipruritic actions, but the mechanism for each is not known.

Crotamiton Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

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