2-Methyl-3,3-diphenyl-3-propanolamine

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2-Methyl-3,3-diphenyl-3-propanolamine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-amino-2-methyl-1,1-di(phenyl)propan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS number 33887-05-7
ATC code  ?
PubChem 26538
Chemical data
Formula C16H19NO 
Mol. mass 241.33 g/mol
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Therapeutic considerations
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Legal status

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2-MDP is a dissociative anaesthetic drug which has been found to be an NMDA antagonist and produces similar effects to PCP in animals. The levo or (-) isomer is the active form of the drug.[1][2]



[edit] References

  1. ^ Tang AH, Cangelosi AA, Code RA, Franklin SR. Phencyclidine-like behavioral effects of 2-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-3-propanolamine (2-MDP). Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behaviour. 1984 Feb;20(2):209-13.
  2. ^ Blake JC, Davies SN, Church J, Martin D, Lodge D. 2-Methyl-3,3-diphenyl-3-propanolamine (2-MDP) selectively antagonises N-methyl-aspartate (NMA). Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behaviour. 1986 Jan;24(1):23-5.