Term Name: | diethylpropion |
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Synonyms: | (+-)-diethylpropion, 1-phenyl-2-diethylamino-1-propanone, 2-(diethylamino)-1-phenyl-1-propanone, 2-(diethylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one, 2-(diethylamino)propiophenone, alpha-benzoyltriethylamine, alpha-diethylaminopropiophenone, Amfepramone, amfepramonum, anfepramona, Diethylpropion |
Definition: | 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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:4530] ( EBI ) |