Furfenorex
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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| (RS)-N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 13445-60-8 |
| ATC code | None |
| PubChem | CID 26762 |
| ChemSpider | 24935 |
| UNII | X83CZ0Y5TF |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C15H19NO |
| Mol. mass | 229.317 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Furfenorex (Frugalan), also known as furfurylmethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug which was developed in the 1960s and used as an appetite suppressant.[1] It produces methamphetamine as a metabolite,[2] and is no longer marketed, due to possible problems with abuse.
[edit] References
- ^ Boissier, JR; Dumont, C; Ratouis, R; Moisy, D (1967). "Pharmacologic study of an anorexigenic agent: furfenorex". Archives internationales de pharmacodynamie et de therapie 167 (1): 150–62. PMID 6035092.
- ^ Marsel, J; Döring, G; Remberg, G; Spiteller, G (1972). "Methamphetamine--a metabolite of the anorectics Benzphetamine and Furfenorex". Zeitschrift fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of legal medicine 70 (4): 245–50. doi:10.1007/BF02079690. PMID 5084766.
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