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Morforex

Morforex, also referable to as N-morpholinoethylamphetamine, is an anorectic which was never marketed.

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Morforex
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Identifiers
  • 4-[2-[(α-Methylphenethyl)amino]ethyl]morpholine
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H24N2O
Molar mass248.370 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(Cc1ccccc1)NCCN2CCOCC2
  • InChI=1S/C15H24N2O/c1-14(13-15-5-3-2-4-6-15)16-7-8-17-9-11-18-12-10-17/h2-6,14,16H,7-13H2,1H3
  • Key:ISEKMORYCCULAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Morforex (INN; Bo 637), also referable to as N-morpholinoethylamphetamine, is an anorectic which was never marketed.12

It produces amphetamine as an active metabolite.3

Synthesis

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Amphetamine is reacted with N-Chloroethylmorpholine [3240-94-6] in the presence of IPA solvent.

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References

References

  1. Ganellin CR, Triggle DJ (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 1377–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.
  2. World Health Organization (2000). International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for Pharmaceutical Substances. World Health Organization. ISBN 978-0-11-986227-0.
  3. Goodwin BL (10 November 2004). Handbook of Biotransformations of Aromatic Compounds. CRC Press. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-203-64196-5.
  4. FR 2199M, "N-morpholino-1 n-phénylisopropylamino-2 éthane [N-morpholino-1 N-phenylisopropylamino-2 ethane]", published 1963-12-09, assigned to Brevets Pharmaceutiques et Cosmetologiques