Etomidate - 2
Chemistry
Etomidate is an ethyl ester of a carboxylated imidazole, specifically:
R-(+)-ethyl-1-(alpha-methyl-benzyl)imidazole-5-carboxlyate



Etomidate is insoluble and unstable in neutral water, so is prepared and marketed as etomidate (Amidate), 2 mg/ml in propylene glycol (35% by volume), pH 6.9, osmolality 4,640 mOsm/L.
