Chemistry:Pentorex

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Short description: Chemical compound
Pentorex
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  • US: Schedule I (positional isomer of Etilamfetamine)
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FormulaC11H17N
Molar mass163.264 g·mol−1
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Pentorex (Modatrop), also known as phenpentermine or α,β-dimethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug related to phentermine which is used as an anorectic to assist with weight loss.[1][2] It also acts as a diuretic.[3] Pentorex was developed by Nordmark in the 1960s.[4]

References

  1. "On the Pharmacology of 2-Phenyl-3-Methyl-3-Butylamine, A Substance with Anorexic Action" (in German). Arzneimittel-Forschung 13 (8): 711–6. August 1963. PMID 14090434. 
  2. "[Comparative study of the anorexigenic potency of some appetite depressants]" (in German). Arzneimittel-Forschung 15 (3): 278–81. March 1965. PMID 5897218. 
  3. "Natriuretisch-diuretische Wirkung von appetithemmenden Amphetamin-Derivaten" (in German). Klinische Wochenschrift 43 (4): 225–7. February 1965. doi:10.1007/BF02350860. PMID 14265209. 
  4. "A Substituted Butylamine and Salts thereof" GB patent 995063, issued 1965-06-10, assigned to Nordmark