Fenmetramide

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Fenmetramide
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  • 2-Phenyl-3-methyl-morpholin-5-one
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Formula C11H13NO2
Molar mass 191.230 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1NC(C(OC1)c2ccccc2)C

Fenmetramide is a drug which was patented as an antidepressant by McNeil Laboratories in the 1960s. [1] The drug was never marketed. [2] It is the 5-ketone derivative of phenmetrazine and would similarly be expected to produce psychostimulant effects, though pharmacological data is lacking.

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References

  1. US 3308121,Gannon WF, Poos GI,"3-Morpholinones, thiones and 5,6-oxazines",issued 7 March 1967, assigned to McNeil Laboratories
  2. Triggle DJ (1997). Dictionary of pharmacological agents. London: Chapman & Hall. ISBN   978-0-412-46630-4.