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cloforex

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Cloforex (Oberex) is an anorectic of the amphetamine class. It is a prodrug to chlorphentermine. It never became a mass produced drug in part due to the side effects found in mice. Mice who consumed 75 mg of cloforex a day experienced weight loss along with pulmonary hypertension and hair loss.

Chemical data

Formula
C13H18ClNO2
Molecular weight
255.74 g/mol
IUPAC name
ethyl N-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropan-2-yl]carbamate
SMILES
CCOC(=O)NC(C)(C)CC1=CC=C(C=C1)Cl
InChIKey
TZWKUQDQKPYNLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3.5
Polar surface area
38.3 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Withdrawn
Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
255.103
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chemical formula
C₁₃H₁₈ClNO₂
canonical SMILES
CCOC(=O)NC(C)(C)CC1=CC=C(C=C1)Cl
Commons category
Cloforex
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Cloforex (Oberex) is an anorectic of the amphetamine class. It is a prodrug to chlorphentermine. It never became a mass produced drug in part due to the side effects found in mice. Mice who consumed 75 mg of cloforex a day experienced weight loss along with pulmonary hypertension and hair loss.

==See also== Alaproclate

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