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Also known as B-436, N-(1-Methyl-2-phenylethyl)-3,3-diphenyl-1-propanamine, N-(3,3-Diphenylpropyl)-alpha-methylphenethylamine, N-(3'-Phenyl-2-propyl)-1,1-diphenyl-3-propyloamine, 1-Phenyl-2-(1',1'-diphenylpropyl-3'-amino)propane, DL-prenylamine, N-(1-Methyl-2-phenylethyl)-gamma-phenylbenzenepropanamine, N-(3,3-Diphenylpropyl)-alpha-methylphenaethylamin

Prenylamine (Segontin) is a calcium channel blocker of the amphetamine chemical class that was used as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris. It produces amphetamine as a metabolite.

Chemical data

Formula
C24H27N
Molecular weight
329.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
3,3-diphenyl-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)propan-1-amine
SMILES
CC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)NCCC(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3
InChIKey
IFFPICMESYHZPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
6
Polar surface area
12 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Withdrawn
Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
cardiovascular disease

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Wikidata facts

Mass
329.21435
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₂₄H₂₇N
canonical SMILES
CC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)NCCC(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3
defined daily dose
0.12
subject has role
calcium channel blocker
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Prenylamine (Segontin) is a calcium channel blocker of the amphetamine chemical class that was used as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris. It produces amphetamine as a metabolite.

==History == Prenylamine was introduced in the 1960s by German manufacturer Albert-Roussel pharma gmbh, which was acquired by Hoechst AG in 1974 and which in turn became part of Sanofi Aventis in 2005.

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