What is the chemical name of thalidomide?” The building blocks that compose the thalidomide molecule are: the formula — C13H10O4N2 in words, this is expressed as:
• 13 atoms of carbon (C), requiring 4 bonds each; • 2 atoms of nitrogen (N), requiring 3 bonds each; • 4 atoms of oxygen (O), requiring 2 bonds each; • 10 atoms of hydrogen (H), requiring 1 bond each. According to SUFFER THE CHILDREN: The Story of Thalidomide, the thalidomide substance was also known as: N-PHTALYLGLUTAMIC ACIDIMIDE The chemical name of thalidomide was phthalimido-glutarimide, and it was better known by Chemie Grünenthal as K17.
