PYTAMINE

Details

Stereochemistry	RACEMIC
Molecular Formula	C20H28N2O
Molecular Weight	312.4491
Optical Activity	( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 1
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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SMILES

CCC1=CC=CC(CC)=C1C(OCCN(C)C)C2=NC=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=NDOLHPQPHFXYLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C20H28N2O/c1-5-16-10-9-11-17(6-2)19(16)20(23-15-14-22(3)4)18-12-7-8-13-21-18/h7-13,20H,5-6,14-15H2,1-4H3

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Molecular Formula	C20H28N2O
Molecular Weight	312.4491
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 1
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	( + / - )

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5755829 | Amino Acid Pools, Distribution, Formation, Funct. Free Amino Acids, Proc. Symp., Duarte, Calif. (1962), 493-8.

Pytamine is a nitrosamine derivative patented by Hercules Powder Co. as antioxidants, stabilizers, rubber additives, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, and pharmaceutical intermediates. In preclinical trials Pytamine shows potent psychotropic effects associated modulation of GABAA receptors.

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PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Synthesis and pharmacological activity of 2-(2,6-diethyl-alpha-[2-(methylamino) ethoxy]benzyl)pyridine Hydrochloride (BS 7664 D), with special reference to the N,N-dimethyl homologue pytamine hydrochloride (BS 7161 D).	1968-07	5755829

Patents

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Wed Apr 02 09:29:21 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Wed Apr 02 09:29:21 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	B8414665Y7
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

BS 7161 D FREE BASE

Preferred Name

English

PYTAMINE

Official Name

English

pytamine [INN]

Common Name

English

2-(.ALPHA.-(2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHOXY)-2,6-DIETHYLBENZYL)PYRIDINE

Systematic Name

English

BS-7161D FREE BASE

Code

English

BS-7161-D FREE BASE

Code

English

PYRIDINE, 2-(.ALPHA.-(2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHOXY)-2,6-DIETHYLBENZYL)-

Systematic Name

English

ETHANAMINE, 2-((2,6-DIETHYLPHENYL)-2-PYRIDINYLMETHOXY)-N,N-DIMETHYL-

Systematic Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

NCI_THESAURUS

C448