How do chemicals get their names? I'm looking at a drug ad, the chemical name is fluoxitine.?

Answer 1

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Chemical names are made by combining the elements present in a compound. For example, the Chemical with common name Alum has a formula of KAl(SO4)2 will be called Potassium aluminum sulfate. It has is because there is presence of Potassium, Aluminum and Sulfate radicand. Arrangement of orders in Chemicals have rules made by IUPAC.

And there are also Convensions made by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). There are nomenclature for Organic Compounds, and for inorganic compounds.

For Organic Compounds:

In IUPAC nomenclature, a number of prefixes, suffixes and infixes are used to describe the type and position of functional groups in the compound.

For many compounds, naming can begin by determining the name of the parent hydrocarbon and by identifying any functional groups in the molecule that distinguish it from the parent hydrocarbon. The numbering of the parent alkane is used, as modified, if necessary, by application of the Cahn Ingold Prelog priority rules ("CIP") in the case that ambiguity remains after consideration of the structure of the parent hydrocarbon alone. The name of the parent hydrocarbon is modified by the application of the highest-priority functional group suffix, with the remaining functional groups indicated by numbered prefixes, appearing in the name in alphabetical order from first to last.

In many cases, lack of rigor in applying all such nomenclature rules still yields a name that is intelligible — the aim, of course, being to avoid any ambiguity in terms of what substance is being discussed.

For instance, strict application of CIP priority to the naming of the compound

NH2CH2CH2OH

would render the name as 2-aminoethanol, which is preferred. However, the name 2-hydroxyethanamine unambiguously refers to the same compound.

How the name was constructed:

There are two carbons in the main chain; this gives the root name "eth".

Since the carbons are singly-bonded, the suffix begins with "an".
The two functional groups are an alcohol (OH) and an amine (NH2). The alcohol has the higher atomic number, and takes priority over the amine. The suffix for an alcohol ends in "ol", so that the suffix is "anol".

The amine group is not on the carbon with the OH (the #1 carbon), but one carbon over (the #2 carbon); therefore we indicate its presence with the prefix "2-amino".
Putting together the prefix, the root and the suffix, we get "2-aminoethanol".

There is also an older naming system for organic compounds known as common nomenclature, which is often used for simple, well-known compounds, and also for complex compounds whose IUPAC names are too complex for everyday use.

Simplified molecular input line entry specification (SMILES) strings are commonly used to describe organic compounds, and as such are a form of 'naming' them.

For Inorganic Compounds, here are Basic Rules:


1. Single atom anions are named with an -ide suffix: for example, H− is hydride.

2. Compounds with a positive ion (cation), the name of the compound is simply the cation's name (usually the same as the element's), followed by the anion. For example, NaCl is sodium chloride, and CaF2 is calcium fluoride.

3. Cations able to take on more than one positive charge are labeled with Roman numerals in parentheses. For example, Cu+ is copper(I), Cu2+ is copper(II). An older, deprecated notation is to append -ous or -ic to the root of the Latin name to name ions with a lesser or greater charge. Under this naming convention, Cu+ is cuprous and Cu2+ is cupric. For naming metal complexes see the page on complex (chemistry).

4. Oxyanions (polyatomic anions containing oxygen) are named with -ite or -ate, for a lesser or greater quantity of oxygen. For example, NO2− is nitrite, while NO3− is nitrate. If four oxyanions are possible, the prefixes hypo- and per- are used: hypochlorite is ClO−, perchlorate is ClO4−,

5. The prefix bi- is a deprecated way of indicating the presence of a single hydrogen ion, as in "sodium bicarbonate" (NaHCO3). The modern method specifically names the hydrogen atom. Thus, NaHCO3 would be pronounced "sodium hydrogen carbonate".

II.
And Hey... Do you mean Flouxetine? Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of depression, body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, premenstrual dysphoric disorder and panic disorder. Fluoxetine was derived from an antihistamine found to inhibit re-uptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Chemical Name:
N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-propan-1-amine

For image of Chemical Structure, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fluoxetine.svg

Answer 2

It's a long boring process that I care not to remember from high school chemistry. Fluoxitine is not a real chemical name, just come catchy name they made up. A real chemical name usually involves the elements that make up the compound and the number of atoms in them. For example Carbon Dioxide contains one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. Carbon Monoxide contains one carbon atom and one oxygen atom.

Answer 3

The full name of Fluoxitene is (±)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-3- [(a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyl) -oxy] propylamine

This name is purely given by its molecular composition and structure. Its called fluoxitene in short, probably for Fluoro + Oxy + something else..

There are many brand names for the same chemical, most popular bieng Prozac. And I don't know how they come up with the brand names.. :)

Hope I've been helpful..

Answer 4

There is about 5 ways to categorize a drug. Chemists will say N-methyl-3-phenyl-
3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-
propan-1-amine, doctors will say fluoxetine, pharmacists will say a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a psychologist will say a anti depressant.

Fluoxetine is a brand name given to it by the company who makes it. There is loads of other ways to call it depending what area you work in.

Answer 5

believe the FDA manages the naming process, to arrive at a generic and brand name that dont create confusion with other drugs, such as happened with dopamine and dobutamine.

Answer 6

There is IUPAC nomenclature.
http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/

There are also common(shortened) names sometimes derived from IUPAC names.

Answer 7

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