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Molecular Pharmacology, Vol 13, 31-37, Copyright © 1977 by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
1 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
2 Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169
Molecular connectivity indices were calculated for 28 inhalation anesthetics. An excellent correlation is obtained between the relative anesthetic potency and the molecular
connectivity index 0
[unknown] in addition to the charge QH on the polar hydrogens. This
quantitative structure-activity relationship accounts for and quantifies previous observations on general anesthetics. Our structure-activity relationship is discussed briefly in
relation to theories of general anesthesia.