Fluorocholine

Fluorocholine
	Structure of fluorocholine chloride
Clinical data
Other names	N,N-dimethyl-N-fluoromethyl-2-hydroxyethylammonium, FCH
Routes of; administration	intravenous
ATC code	V09IX07 (WHO) (18F);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name Fluoromethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)-dimethylazanium chloride;
CAS Number	44580-38-3 ;
PubChem CID	404591;
ChemSpider	358328;
UNII	6029HGL0QP;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10197197 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C5H13ClFNO
Molar mass	157.61 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES C[N+](C)(CCO)CF.[Cl-];
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H13FNO.ClH/c1-7(2,5-6)3-4-8;/h8H,3-5H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1; Key:QJEHIIJVWXGJAB-UHFFFAOYSA-M;

¹⁸F-Fluorocholine (aka Fluorocholine chloride) is a fluorinated choline derivative and an oncologic PET tracer.^[2]

Other namesN,N-dimethyl-N-fluoromethyl-2-hydroxyethylammonium, FCH^[1]

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