Ditolylguanidine

Ditolylguanidine
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 1,2-bis(2-methylphenyl)guanidine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.002.344
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H17N3
Molar mass239.322 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • N(=C(/Nc1ccccc1C)N)\c2ccccc2C
  • InChI=1S/C15H17N3/c1-11-7-3-5-9-13(11)17-15(16)18-14-10-6-4-8-12(14)2/h3-10H,1-2H3,(H3,16,17,18) Y
  • Key:OPNUROKCUBTKLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Ditolylguanidine is a sigma receptor agonist. It is somewhat selective for sigma receptors, but non-selective between the two sigma receptor subtypes, binding to both σ1 and σ2 with equal affinity. It has neuroprotective and antidepressant effects, and potentiates the effects of NMDA antagonists.