Levophacetoperane

Levophacetoperane
Clinical data
Routes of; administration	Oral
ATC code	none;
Legal status
Legal status	BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances); In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name [(R)-phenyl-[(2R)-piperidin-2-yl]methyl] acetate;
CAS Number	24558-01-8 ;
PubChem CID	15706387;
ChemSpider	32702188;
UNII	3SZ9ZII529;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50179295 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H19NO2
Molar mass	233.311 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(=O)O[C@@H]([C@H]1CCCCN1)C2=CC=CC=C2;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H19NO2/c1-11(16)17-14(12-7-3-2-4-8-12)13-9-5-6-10-15-13/h2-4,7-8,13-15H,5-6,9-10H2,1H3/t13-,14-/m1/s1; Key:BKPLVPRTTWIDNL-ZIAGYGMSSA-N;
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Levophacetoperane (Lidépran, Phacétoperane) is a psychostimulant developed by Rhône-Poulenc in the 1950s.^[2] The drug has been used as an antidepressant and anorectic.^[3]^[4] It is the reverse ester of methylphenidate. Phacetoperane and levophacetoperane have been used as wakefulness-promoting agents in the treatment of narcolepsy.^[5]

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