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Alfetamine

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Alfetamine
Clinical data
Other namesAlfetadrinum
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 1-phenylpent-4-en-2-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H15N
Molar mass161.24 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • NC(Cc1ccccc1)C\C=C
  • InChI=1S/C11H15N/c1-2-6-11(12)9-10-7-4-3-5-8-10/h2-5,7-8,11H,1,6,9,12H2 checkY
  • Key:WQKXQJYCZMWOSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Alfetamine, or alpha-allyl-phenethylamine, is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine family. It was briefly investigated as a possible antidepressant in the early 1970s. Its activity profile was said to be very similar to imipramine and amitriptyline, two tricyclic antidepressants.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hitchens, J. T.; Orzechowski, R.; Goldstein, S.; Shemano, I. (1972). "Pharmacologic Evaluation of Aletamine (α-allylphenethylamine hydrochloride) as an Antidepressant". Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 21 (3): 302–314. doi:10.1016/0041-008X(72)90150-0. PMID 5063697.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)