[Superkami]

Hi everyone,

This molecule is painted onto a wall at my work and I have no idea what compound this is.

Can anyone identify it?

Thanks a lot

[Archer]

I could give it an IUPAC name but it doesn't look familiar to me. Upon first glance it looks incomplete, possibly a few π bonds have been omitted.

Do you work for a scientific establishment?

[Superkami]

I could give it an IUPAC name but it doesn't look familiar to me. Upon first glance it looks incomplete, possibly a few π bonds have been omitted.

Do you work for a scientific establishment?

It's not a scientific establishment, I think they just tried to give it a sciency feel. It might very well be incomplete as it will appear as gibberish to everyone, anyway. A bit like a European teenager tattooing a random Chinese character on his arm, y'know?
I am chemistry illiterate myself, but I'm very curious to find out so I can show off.
From what I gathered, there are some carbon-fluorine bonds in there, which virtually don't occur naturally, which makes it likely this is a man-made molecule.

Thank you for taking the time to reply

[Superkami]

Also because the original pic is so humongous it gets out of frame, here's a smaller version

[AWK]

MK-869 ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NK1_receptor_antagonist

[Archer]

I was just about to suggest Aprepitant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprepitant

[Superkami]

MK-869 ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NK1_receptor_antagonist

That's the one! Thanks a bunch

[Superkami]

I was just about to suggest Aprepitant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aprepitant

Yes it is indeed an aprepitant molecule... An antiemetic drug. I was hoping for something groovier, but it's useful to chemo patients at any rate.

Thanks for solving this!

[Archer]

What has been drawn is completely wrong though

What has been drawn is this:



It has a 1,3,5-triazinan-2-one group in it (a six membered ring) as opposed to 2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (a 5 membered ring)

They have also missed out the aromaticity (π-bonds) in the benzene rings.

[billnotgatez]

@Superkami
Now you know what sort of chemical symbol it is
Do you have any idea why they used it?

[Superkami]

@Superkami
Now you know what sort of chemical symbol it is
Do you have any idea why they used it?

@billnotgatez

I work at a France-based company that does, among other things, travel assistance. We help members who are on holiday overseas find medical care in case of a medical emergency. Which would explain why they chose to represent a pharmaceutical drug.
Also, it looks cool. Next to it is a picture of a double-helix DNA molecule. We don't do anything even remotely related to genetics.

[Superkami]

What has been drawn is completely wrong though

What has been drawn is this:



It has a 1,3,5-triazinan-2-one group in it (a six membered ring) as opposed to 2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (a 5 membered ring)

They have also missed out the aromaticity (π-bonds) in the benzene rings.

Which confirms what I already knew about the company I work at : they're incompetent down to their murals. Stay in school, kids!