An aromatic ketone that is propiophenone in which one of the hydrogens alpha- to the carbonyl is substituted by a diethylamino group. A central stimulant and indirect-acting sympathomimetic, it is an appetite depressant and is used as the hydrochloride as an anoretic in the short term management of obesity.
ChEBI ID: 4530
There are 2 compounds belonging to this class, involving 0 studies.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| (S)-diethylpropion | The (S)-enantiomer of amfepramone. | |
| (R)-diethylpropion | The (R)-enantiomer of amfepramone. |
| Pre-1990 | 1990-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | Post-2020 |
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