Clofenciclan

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Clofenciclan
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Clinical data
Trade names Tonquil, Vesitan
Other namesChlorphencyclan
Routes of
administration 		Oral
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 2-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl]oxy-N,N-diethylethanamine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
Formula C18H28ClNO
Molar mass 309.88 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C18H28ClNO/c1-3-20(4-2)14-15-21-18(12-6-5-7-13-18)16-8-10-17(19)11-9-16/h8-11H,3-7,12-15H2,1-2H3 Yes check.svgY
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Clofenciclan (also known as chlorphencyclan; trade names Tonquil and Vesitan) is a dopamine-releasing agent developed by Boehringer & Soehne in the 1950s. [1] It proved unpopular as a treatment because of its pronounced stimulant activity. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. patent 3,254,083
  2. ↑ Poeldinger W (January 1962). "[Therapeutic experiences with thiopropazate and with a combination of thiopropazate and chlorphencyclan (Vesitan) in psychiatry]". Praxis (in German). 51: 73–8. PMID   14487367.


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