Ipodate sodium

Ipodate sodium
Clinical data
Trade namesOragrafin
Routes of
administration
oral, Intravenous
ATC code
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • sodium 3-(3-{[(dimethylamino)methylidene]amino}-2,4,6-triiodophenyl)propanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.013.587
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H12I3N2NaO2
Molar mass619.943 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point168–169 °C (334–336 °F)
SMILES
  • CN(C)/C=N/c1c(cc(c(c1I)CCC(=O)[O-])I)I.[Na+]
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C12H13I3N2O2.Na/c1-17(2)6-16-12-9(14)5-8(13)7(11(12)15)3-4-10(18)19;/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19);/q;+1/p-1/b16-6+;
  • Key:ZFHZUGUCWJVEQC-FPUQOWELSA-M

Ipodate sodium (sodium iopodate) is an iodine-containing radiopaque contrast media used for X-rays. The drug is given orally and the resulting contrast allows for easy resolution of the bile duct and gall bladder.