diethylpropion

Term ID

CHEBI:4530

Synonyms

• (+-)-diethylpropion
• 1-phenyl-2-diethylamino-1-propanone
• 2-(diethylamino)-1-phenyl-1-propanone
• 2-(diethylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one
• 2-(diethylamino)propiophenone
• alpha-benzoyltriethylamine
• alpha-diethylaminopropiophenone
• amfepramone
• amfepramonum
• anfepramona
• Diethylpropion

Definition

An aromatic ketone that is propiophenone in which one of the hydrogens α- to the carbonyl is substituted by a diethylamino group. A central stimulant and indirect-acting sympathomimetic, it is an appetite depressant and is used as the hydrochloride as an anoretic in the short term management of obesity.

References

• cas:90-84-6
• drugbank:DB00937
• drugcentral:874
• hmdb:HMDB0015072
• kegg.compound:C06954
• kegg.drug:D07444
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-5038
• patent:US3001910
• pubmed:18976683
• reaxys:2804400
• wikipedia.en:Diethylpropion

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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