Pentorex

Chemical compound
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  • 2-methyl-3-phenylbutan-2-amine
CAS Number
  • 434-43-5 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 22031
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  • 20703 ☒N
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  • K97CJK0FXR
ECHA InfoCard100.006.458 Edit this at WikidataChemical and physical dataFormulaC11H17NMolar mass163.264 g·mol−13D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C11H17N/c1-9(11(2,3)12)10-7-5-4-6-8-10/h4-9H,12H2,1-3H3 ☒N
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Pentorex (Modatrop), also known as phenpentermine or α,β-dimethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug related to phentermine which is used as an anorectic to assist with weight loss.[1][2] It also acts as a diuretic.[3] Pentorex was developed by Nordmark in the 1960s.[4]

References

  1. ^ Behrendt WA, Deininger R (August 1963). "On the Pharmacology of 2-Phenyl-3-Methyl-3-Butylamine, A Substance with Anorexic Action". Arzneimittel-Forschung (in German). 13 (8): 711–6. PMID 14090434.
  2. ^ Opitz K, Kemper F, Loeser A (March 1965). "[Comparative study of the anorexigenic potency of some appetite depressants]". Arzneimittel-Forschung (in German). 15 (3): 278–81. PMID 5897218.
  3. ^ Opitz K (February 1965). "Natriuretisch-diuretische Wirkung von appetithemmenden Amphetamin-Derivaten". Klinische Wochenschrift (in German). 43 (4): 225–7. doi:10.1007/BF02350860. PMID 14265209. S2CID 46237660.
  4. ^ GB patent 995063, "A Substituted Butylamine and Salts thereof", issued 1965-06-10, assigned to Nordmark 
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