Iobenzamic acid

Clinical data
ATC code	V08AC05 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-[1-(3-amino-2,4,6-triiodophenyl)-N-phenylformamido]propanoic acid
CAS Number	3115-05-7
PubChem CID	18377
DrugBank	DB13428
ChemSpider	17355
UNII	F72UWG2SWK
KEGG	D01313
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9057711
ECHA InfoCard	100.019.531
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H13I3N2O3
Molar mass	662.004 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Ic1c(c(I)c(N)c(I)c1)C(=O)N(c2ccccc2)CCC(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C16H13I3N2O3/c17-10-8-11(18)15(20)14(19)13(10)16(24)21(7-6-12(22)23)9-4-2-1-3-5-9/h1-5,8H,6-7,20H2,(H,22,23) Key:FJYJNLIEGUTPIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Iobenzamic acid is a pharmaceutical drug used as an X-ray contrast agent.^[1]

It is a water-soluble, hepatotropic contrast medium, meaning it is taken up by the liver and gallbladder. This makes it useful for imaging these organs.^[2]