(2E)-2-Cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-N,N-diethyl-2-propenamide

Entacapone is a monocarboxylic acid amide that is N,N-diethylprop-2-enamide in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a cyano group and the hydrogen at the 3E position is substituted by a 3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl group. It has a role as a central nervous system drug, an EC 2.1.1.6 (catechol O-methyltransferase) inhibitor, an antiparkinson drug and an antidyskinesia agent. It is a nitrile, a monocarboxylic acid amide, a member of catechols and a member of 2-nitrophenols.

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