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(+)-norpseudoephedrine
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Cathine, also known as -norpseudoephedrine or as (+)-norpseudoephedrine, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine groups which acts as a stimulant. Along with cathinone, it is found naturally in Catha edulis (khat), and contributes to the overall effects of the plant. Cathine has approximately 7 to 10% of the potency of amphetamine.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H13NO
- Molecular weight
- 151.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
- SMILES
- C[C@@H]([C@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)N
- InChIKey
- DLNKOYKMWOXYQA-IONNQARKSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.8
- Polar surface area
- 46.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Cathine, also known as -norpseudoephedrine or as (+)-norpseudoephedrine, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine groups which acts as a stimulant. Along with cathinone, it is found naturally in Catha edulis (khat), and contributes to the overall effects of the plant. Cathine has approximately 7 to 10% of the potency of amphetamine.
==Pharmacology== Like amphetamines, cathinone and ephedrine, cathine acts as a norepinephrine releasing agent (NRA). It also acts as a dopamine releasing agent (DRA).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “(+)-norpseudoephedrine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.