Melphalan Clinical data Trade names Alkeran Synonyms (2S)-2-amino-3-{4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]phenyl}propanoic acid AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph MedlinePlus a682220 Routes of administration Oral (tablets), intravenous ATC code L01AA03 (WHO) Legal status Legal status In general: ℞ (Prescription only) Pharmacokinetic data Bioavailability 25–89% (oral) Metabolism Hydrolysis to inactive metabolites Elimination half-life 1.5 ± 0.8 hours Excretion Renal (IV: 5.8–21.3%) Identifiers IUPAC name 4-[bis(2-Chloroethyl)amino]-L-phenylalanine CAS Number 148-82-3 Y PubChem CID 460612 IUPHAR/BPS 7620 DrugBank DB01042 Y ChemSpider 405297 Y UNII Q41OR9510P KEGG D00369 Y ChEBI CHEBI:28876 Y ChEMBL CHEMBL852 Y ECHA InfoCard 100.005.207 Chemical and physical data Formula C13H18Cl2N2O2 Molar mass 305.2 g/mol 3D model (JSmol) Interactive image SMILES c1cc(ccc1C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)N(CCCl)CCCl InChI InChI=1S/C13H18Cl2N2O2/c14-5-7-17(8-6-15)11-3-1-10(2-4-11)9-12(16)13(18)19/h1-4,12H,5-9,16H2,(H,18,19)/t12-/m0/s1 Y Key:SGDBTWWWUNNDEQ-LBPRGKRZSA-N Y (verify)