Enefexine Explained

Class:	Antidepressant
Cas Number:	67765-04-2
Cas Supplemental:	67765-33-7 (hydrochloride)
Pubchem:	208916
Chemspiderid:	181012
Unii:	2JMM46GA2V
Chembl:	2106188
Synonyms:	4-(4-Ethylphenyl)piperidine
Iupac Name:	4-(4-ethylphenyl)piperidine
C:	13
H:	19
N:	1
Smiles:	CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2CCNCC2
Stdinchi:	1S/C13H19N/c1-2-11-3-5-12(6-4-11)13-7-9-14-10-8-13/h3-6,13-14H,2,7-10H2,1H3
Stdinchikey:	NDPOGPAZKKPOPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Enefexine, also known as 4-(4-ethylphenyl)piperidine, is a drug of the phenylpiperidine group which is described as an antidepressant but was never marketed.^{[1] [2]} It was first described in the literature by 1983.^[3] The drug was developed by Ciba-Geigy.

See also

• Budipine
• (+)-CPCA
• Femoxetine
• Gamfexine
• Paroxetine

Notes and References

1. Book: Elks J . The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies . Springer US . 2014 . 978-1-4757-2085-3 . 20 October 2024 . 519.
2. Book: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances . 2024 . World Health Organization . 100 . 978-92-4-009938-8 .
3. CH . 634298 . Process for preparing phenylazacycloalkanes . 31 January 1983 . Georges H, Alberto R, Giorgio FP, Oswald S . Ciba Geigy AG .