The molecule is a sulfonamide that is a 3-methoxypyrazin-2-yl derivative of (E)-N-(4-(N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)sulfamoyl)phenyl)-3-(5-nitrothiophene-2-yl)acrylamide. Necrosulfonamide specifically blocks necrosis downstream of the activation of RIP3 (the receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase 3), a key signalling molecule in the programmed necrosis (necroptosis) pathway. It is a sulfonamide, a member of pyrazines and a member of thiophenes.
(E)-N-[4-[(3-methoxypyrazin-2-yl)sulfamoyl]phenyl]-3-(5-nitrothiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enamide