Ethylamphetamine
| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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| N-ethyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | Schedule 1 |
| Routes | Oral, Sublingual, Insufflated (Snorted), Inhaled (Vaporized), Intravenous, Rectal |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Metabolism | Hepatic |
| Excretion | Renal |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 457-87-4 |
| ATC code | A08AA06 |
| PubChem | CID 9982 |
| ChemSpider | 9588 |
| KEGG | D07114 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL276443 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C11H17N |
| Mol. mass | 163.259 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Ethylamphetamine (Apetinil, Adiparthrol), also known as etilamfetamine or N-ethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It was invented in the early 20th century and was subsequently used as an anorectic or appetite suppressant in the 1950s,[1] but was not as commonly used as other amphetamines such as amphetamine, methamphetamine, and benzphetamine, and was largely discontinued once newer drugs such as phenmetrazine were introduced.
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[edit] Chemistry
The molecular structure of ethylamphetamine is analogous to amphetamine's.[Note 1] It is a substituted amphetamine, with an ethyl group on the amphetamine backbone.[Note 2][Note 3]
[edit] Recreational use
Ethylamphetamine can be used as a recreational drug and, while its prevalence is less than amphetamine's, it is still encountered as a substance taken for recreational purposes.
Ethylamphetamine produces effects similar to amphetamine and methamphetamine, its potency being slightly greater than amphetamine's and lesser than methamphetamine's.[Note 4]
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- ^ Amphetamine is a substituted phenethylamine with a methyl group at RA position.
- ^ The ethyl group of ethylamphetamine is at RN position, hence the name N-ethylamphetamine.
- ^ Ethylamphetamine is structurally similar to N-methylamphetamine (methamphetamine), the ethyl group being replaced in methamphetamine with a methyl group.
- ^ Ethylamphetamine's higher potency may make its risk of causing abuse, dependence and/or addiction greater compared to amphetamine.
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