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Pentorex, also known as phenpentermine or α,β-dimethylamphetamine and sold under the brand name Modatrop, is a stimulant drug of the amphetamine family related to phentermine (α-methylamphetamine) which is used as an anorectic to assist with weight loss. It also acts as a diuretic. Pentorex was developed by Nordmark in the 1960s.

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C₁₁H₁₇N
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CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C(C)(C)N
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Pentorex, also known as phenpentermine or α,β-dimethylamphetamine and sold under the brand name Modatrop, is a stimulant drug of the amphetamine family related to phentermine (α-methylamphetamine) which is used as an anorectic to assist with weight loss. It also acts as a diuretic. Pentorex was developed by Nordmark in the 1960s.

It is a derivative of 2-phenyl-3-aminobutane (β-methylamphetamine).

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