Phenatine

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Phenatine
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Trade names Fenatine
Other namesPhenatin; Fenatin; Fenatine; Nicotinoylamphetamine; N-Nicotinoylamphetamine; N-Nicotinoyl-β-phenylisopropylamine; N-(α-Methylphenethyl)nicotinamide
Drug class Psychostimulant; Amphetamine
Identifiers
  • N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyridine-3-carboxamide
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C15H16N2O
Molar mass 240.306 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)C2=CN=CC=C2
  • InChI=1S/C15H16N2O/c1-12(10-13-6-3-2-4-7-13)17-15(18)14-8-5-9-16-11-14/h2-9,11-12H,10H2,1H3,(H,17,18)
  • Key:KJRJJAZBUWXZFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Phenatine, or phenatin, also known as N-nicotinoylamphetamine and sold under the brand name Fenatine, is a psychostimulant of the amphetamine family which was developed and used in the Soviet Union. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It was used in the treatment of depression, narcolepsy, post-encephalitis sequelae, alcoholic psychoses, asthenia, and other conditions. [1] [5]

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Chemistry

Phenatine is a condensation product of amphetamine (phenamine) and nicotinic acid (niacin; vitamin B3). [1] [6] It was first described in the scientific literature by 1955. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Pharmacology

Phenatine is described as having effects analogous to those of amphetamine. [5] [6] Phenatine was also said to enhance physical and mental performance. [6] However, the drug was described as being a milder stimulant than amphetamine whilst supposedly being superior to amphetamine and other stimulants in various respects. [5] [6] It was claimed to be much less toxic than amphetamine, to have hypotensive rather than hypertensive effects (and hence to not be contraindicated in people with hypertension), and to have reduced rebound effects and addictive potential. [5] [6]

Analogues

An analogue is methylphenatine. [8] [12] [13] [14] Another analogue is pyridoxiphen (pyridoxiphene; pyridoxylamphetamine), the condensation product of amphetamine and pyridoxine (vitamin B6). [5] [15] [16] Other relatives may include thiophenatine, propylphenamine, and phenylphenamine. [13] Further analogues of phenatine and pyridoxphen include gamofen (the condensation product of amphetamine and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)), alafen (the condensation product of amphetamine and β-alanine), and pabofen (p-aminobenzoylamphetamine; linkage of amphetamine and p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), an intermediate in the biosynthesis of folic acid (vitamin B9)), all of which show distinct pharmacological activity. [17]

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