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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C10H21N
Molecular Weight 155.2804
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of LEVOPROPYLHEXEDRINE

SMILES

CN[C@@H](C)CC1CCCCC1

InChI

InChIKey=JCRIVQIOJSSCQD-VIFPVBQESA-N
InChI=1S/C10H21N/c1-9(11-2)8-10-6-4-3-5-7-10/h9-11H,3-8H2,1-2H3/t9-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C10H21N
Molecular Weight 155.2804
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Eventin

Approved Use

Appetite depressant
Primary
Benzedrex

Approved Use

Self-medication for temporary relief of nasal congestion associated with the common cold, hay fever, or other allergies.
Primary
Benzedrex

Approved Use

Self-medication for temporary relief of nasal congestion associated with the common cold, hay fever, or other allergies.
Primary
Maliasin

Approved Use

Barbexoclone (Maliasin®) is an antiepileptic drug, which has been found to be effective in the treatment of epilepsy.

Launch Date

1983
Curative
Eventin

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.5 μg/mL
66 mg/kg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 66 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: PHENOBARBITAL
PROPYLHEXEDRINE plasma
Mus musculus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.3 μg × h/mL
66 mg/kg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 66 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: PHENOBARBITAL
PROPYLHEXEDRINE plasma
Mus musculus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2.5 h
66 mg/kg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 66 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: PHENOBARBITAL
PROPYLHEXEDRINE plasma
Mus musculus
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 17 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 17 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 19 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 19 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 19 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 19 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 22 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 22 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death, Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 23 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 23 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 24 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 24 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 25 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 25 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
180 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 25-37 years
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 25-37 years
Sex: M
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 26 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 26 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 27 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 27 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death, Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 28 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 28 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 29 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 29 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death, Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 34 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 34 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 17 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 17 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 19 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 19 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 19 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 19 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 22 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 22 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 22 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 22 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 23 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 23 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 24 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 24 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 25 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 25 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 26 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 26 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 27 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 27 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 27 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 27 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 28 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 28 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 29 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 29 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 29 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 29 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Death grade 5
Disc. AE
250 mg single, intravenous
Abused dose
Dose: 250 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 250 mg
Sources:
unknown, 34 years
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: 34 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Propylhexdrine.
1986-06
Intravenous prophylhexedrine (Benzedrex®) abuse and sudden death.
1979-07
Intravenous abuse of propylhexedrine.
1977-01
[L-thyroxine propylhexedrine in the treatment of obesity. Crossed double blind study].
1974-05-01
A comparison of the anticonvulsant properties of l-propylhexedrine, phenobarbital and a salt-like complex of l-propylhexedrine and phenobarbital in mice and rats.
1967-12
[Therapeutic experiences with the appetite depressant eventin].
1958-04-05
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Intranasal AdministrationAdminister topically to the nasal mucosa as an inhalation.Avoid contamination of the inhaler tip; inhaler is for single-patient use only.Warm drug container in the hands prior to use to increase drug volatility.Inhale vapor through each nostril while head is erect; blow nose thoroughly after 3–5 minutes. The Benzedrex propylhexedrine inhaler delivers 0.4–0.5 mg of the drug in each 800 mL of air. AdultsNasal CongestionIntranasal2 inhalations (0.4–0.5 mg) in each nostril no more than every 2 hours.
Route of Administration: Nasal
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
4R3L4TYV09
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Name Type Language
LEVOPROPYLHEXEDRINE
INN   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
EVENTIN
Preferred Name English
levopropylhexedrine [INN]
Common Name English
L-PROPYLHEXEDRINE
Common Name English
L-1-CYCLOHEXYL-2-METHYLAMINOPROPANE
Common Name English
Levopropylhexedrine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
PROPYLHEXEDRINE L-FORM [MI]
Common Name English
(-)-N,.ALPHA.-DIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANEETHYLAMINE
Systematic Name English
PROPYLHEXEDRINE, (S)-
Common Name English
(-)-PROPYLHEXEDRINE
Common Name English
CYCLOHEXANEETHANAMINE, N,.ALPHA.-DIMETHYL-, (.ALPHA.S)-
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C29709
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Code System Code Type Description
WIKIPEDIA
Levopropylhexedrine
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PRIMARY
CAS
53690-40-7
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SUPERSEDED
CAS
50453-50-4
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SUPERSEDED
SMS_ID
100000082282
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID801024267
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NCI_THESAURUS
C83883
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FDA UNII
4R3L4TYV09
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MERCK INDEX
m9242
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PRIMARY Merck Index
ChEMBL
CHEMBL2105014
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PRIMARY
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
228-245-0
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PRIMARY
CAS
42870-71-3
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SUPERSEDED
EVMPD
SUB08487MIG
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PRIMARY
CAS
6192-97-8
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INN
4279
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PUBCHEM
71197
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