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Preferred IUPAC name N,N,N-Trimethyl-3-(trifluoroacetyl)anilinium | |
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Properties | |
C11H13F3NO | |
Molar mass | 232.226 g·mol−1 |
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LD50 (median dose) | 1.6 mg/kg (intraperitoneal, mice) (as iodide salt) [1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
TMTFA is an extremely potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. As a transition state analog of acetylcholinesterase, TMTFA is able to inhibit acetylcholinesterase at extremely low concentrations (within the femtomolar range), making it one of the most potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors known. [2] [3] [4]
TMTFA has a reactive ketone group that can covalently bind to the serine residue in the active site of acetylcholinesterase. This is due to the electron-withdrawing trifluoromethyl group on the carbonyl group. [5]