Chemical Properties
WHITE TO YELLOW CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Uses
1-Methyl-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid was used as internal standard during the determination of valproic acid metabolites. Also been used as an anticonvulsant drug and causes maturation of murine neuroblastoma cells in vitro. Used in the synthesis of p38 map kinase.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38, p. 3633, 1973
DOI: 10.1021/jo00960a047
General Description
1-Methyl-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is the structural analog of valproic acid and its pharmacokinetic action has been studied in female Sprague-Dawley rats.
Biochem/physiol Actions
1-Methyl-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is an anticonvulsant drug and causes maturation of murine neuroblastoma cells in vitro.