The molecule is a nitrile that is acrylonitrile in which the hydrogen attached to the same carbon as the cyano group has been replaced by an o-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl group, while the remaining hydrogens of the ethenyl group have been replaced by amino and (4-aminophenyl)sulfanyl groups. The configuration of the double bond is not specified. It is an inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2. It has a role as an EC 2.7.12.2 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase) inhibitor and a neuroprotective agent. It is a member of (trifluoromethyl)benzenes, a nitrile, an enamine, an organic sulfide, a substituted aniline and a primary amino compound.
(Z)-3-amino-3-(4-aminophenyl)sulfanyl-2-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]prop-2-enenitrile