Dioxifedrine

Not to be confused with Dioxethedrin.
Dioxifedrine
Clinical data
Other namesDioxifedrin; α-Methylepinephrine; α-Methyladrenaline; 3,4-Dihydroxyephedrine; Dioxyephedrine; Sor-N 49; Diphedran; LD-1205; 3,4,β-Trihydroxy-α,N-dimethylphenethylamine; 3,4,β-Trihydroxy-N-methylamphetamine
Identifiers
  • 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)propyl]benzene-1,2-diol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.030.639 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H15NO3
Molar mass197.234 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(C(C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O)O)NC
  • InChI=1S/C10H15NO3/c1-6(11-2)10(14)7-3-4-8(12)9(13)5-7/h3-6,10-14H,1-2H3
  • Key:DDBFLXGTCAVAFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Dioxifedrine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name), or dioxifedrin, also known as α-methylepinephrine or as 3,4-dihydroxyephedrine, is a sympathomimetic medication that was never marketed.[1][2][3][4] It is described as a β-adrenergic receptor agonist and bronchodilator.[1][5][6] The drug is a substituted phenethylamine and amphetamine and is the catecholamine (3,4-dihydroxylated) derivative of ephedrine and the amphetamine (α-methylated) analogue of epinephrine (adrenaline).[1][2] Analogues of dioxifedrine include dioxethedrin (α-methyl-N-ethylnorepinephrine), corbadrine (levonordefrin; α-methylnorepinephrine), and α-methyldopamine.[1]

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