Chemistry:Adafenoxate

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Adafenoxate
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-[(Adamantan-1-yl)amino]ethyl (4-chlorophenoxy)acetate
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Properties
C20H26ClNO3
Molar mass 363.87834 g/mol
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Adafenoxate is a compound related to centrophenoxine, that has been found to act as a nootropic in rats.[1]

Synthesis

Patent:[2]

Ex 1: 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid (pCPA) [122-88-3] is converted to its acid chloride to give 4-chlorophenoxyacetyl chloride [4122-68-3] (1). Esterification with 2-(1-adamantylamino)ethanol [3716-66-3] (2) gives Adafenoxate (3) in a single step.

Ex 2: Same as above but Fischer–Speier esterification done via a DS-trap. This gives an 88% yield.

References

  1. "A study of nootropic drugs for anti-anxiety action". Acta Physiol Pharmacol Bulg 13 (4): 25–30. 1987. PMID 2896427. 
  2. Romeo R. Andreoli, Xavier D. Cirera, U.S. Patent 4,476,319 (1984 to Sociedad Espanola De Especialidades Farmaco-Terapeuticas S.A.).