| Title:  Topiramate CAS Registry Number:  97240-79-4 CAS Name:  2,3:4,5-Bis-O-(1-methylethylidene)-b-D-fructopyranose sulfamate Additional Names:  2,3:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-b-D-fructopyranose sulfamate Manufacturers' Codes:  McN-4853;  RWJ-17021-000 Trademarks:  Topamax (J & J) Molecular Formula:  C12H21NO8S Molecular Weight:  339.36 Percent Composition:  C 42.47%, H 6.24%, N 4.13%, O 37.72%, S 9.45% Literature References:  Sulfamate substituted monosaccharide; structurally distinct antiepileptic agent.  Prepn:  B. E. Maryanoff, J. F. Gardocki, US 4513006 (1985 to McNeil); and anticonvulsant activity:  B. E. Maryanoff et al., J. Med. Chem. 30, 880 (1987).  GC determn in plasma:  M. L. Holland et al., J. Chromatogr. 433, 276 (1988).  Comparative pharmacokinetics:  M. Bialer, Clin. Pharmacokinet. 24, 441 (1993).  Series of articles on pharmacology and clinical experience in epilepsy:  Epilepsia 38, Suppl. 1, 1-62 (1997).  Review of clinical trials in migraine prevention:  G. Bussone et al., Int. J. Clin. Pract. 59, 961-968 (2005); of pharmacology and clinical experience:  S. D. Silberstein et al., Clin. Ther. 27, 154-165 (2005). Properties:  Crystals from ethyl acetate + hexane, mp 125-126°.  [a]D23 -34.0° (c = 0.4 in methanol). Melting point:  mp 125-126° Optical Rotation:  [a]D23 -34.0° (c = 0.4 in methanol) Therap-Cat:  Anticonvulsant; antimigraine. Keywords:  Anticonvulsant; Antimigraine.  |