Oenethyl

Oenethyl, also known as 2-methylaminoheptane and sold under the brand names Pacamine and Neosupranol, is a sympathomimetic and vasopressor medication of the alkylamine which is no longer marketed.^[1][2][3] It was used as a nasal decongestant and to control blood pressure during anesthesia.^[3] It is closely structurally related to other alkylamines, for instance methylhexanamine and tuaminoheptane, among others.^[3] These compounds are known to act as structurally simple monoamine releasing agents and to produce psychostimulant-like effects.^[4][5][6][2]

Oenethyl

Clinical data
Trade names	Pacamine; Neosupranol
Other names	Œnethyl; Önethyl; 2-Methylaminoheptane; N,1-Dimethylhexylamine; 2-Heptylmethylamine; 2-(N-Methyl)heptylamine
Drug class	Sympathomimetic; Vasopressor; Nasal decongestant
Identifiers
IUPAC name N-methylheptan-2-amine
CAS Number	540-43-2
PubChem CID	10896
ChemSpider	10434
UNII	GXY7TL4M5R
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50862150
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C8H19N
Molar mass	129.247 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCCCCC(C)NC
InChI InChI=1S/C8H19N/c1-4-5-6-7-8(2)9-3/h8-9H,4-7H2,1-3H3 Key:BGWFQRDYRSCOCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

See also

• 1,3-Dimethylbutylamine
• 1,4-Dimethylamylamine
• Heptaminol
• Iproheptine
• Isometheptene
• Methylhexanamine
• Octodrine
• Tuaminoheptane