Torcetrapib

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torcetrapib
IUPAC name: see chemistry section
Synonyms: see below
Formula: C26H25F9N2O4
 Uses: cardiac medication
 Properties:
 Hazards: see side effects & drug interactions
Mass (g/mol): CAS #:
600.47 262352-17-0


Torcetrapib is/was a drug used to modulate cholesterol levels by its inhibition of cholesteryl ester transferase protein (CETP). Similar medications include anacetrapib and dalcetrapib.

Chemistry

The chemical name of torcetrapib is (2R,4S)-4-[(3,5-Bis-trifluoromethylbenzyl)methoxycarbonylamino]-2-ethyl-6-trifluoromethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.

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