The molecule is a secondary carboxamide resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of 2,6-dimethylaniline with the carboxy group of (tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizin-7a(5H)-yl)acetic acid. It is a sodium channel blocker which is used as an antiarrhythmic drug for the management of atrial tachyarrhythmias in Japan. It has a role as an anti-arrhythmia drug and a sodium channel blocker. It is a secondary carboxamide and an organic heterobicyclic compound.
N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-(1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydropyrrolizin-8-yl)acetamide