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Cathine hydrochloride

≥97.5% (HPLC), powder, anorexic

Synonym(s):

threo-2-Amino-1-hydroxy-1-phenyl propane hydrochloride, Pseudonorephedrine hydrochloride, S,S-Norpseudoephedrine hydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H13NO · HCl
CAS Number:
2153-98-2
Molecular Weight:
187.67
EC Number:
218-446-1
MDL number:
MFCD00070245
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24892476
NACRES:
NA.77

Product Name

Cathine hydrochloride,

form

powder

Quality Level

100

drug control

USDEA Schedule IV; Home Office Schedule 3; psychotrope (France); kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada; psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IIB (Portugal)

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to off-white

mp

172-175 °C

solubility

H2O: 15 mg/mL, clear
0.1 M HCl: soluble
ethanol: soluble

application(s)

forensics and toxicology

SMILES string

Cl[H].C[C@H](N)[C@@H](O)c1ccccc1

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Anorexic; with pharmacological effects similar to those of the amphetamines.

Caution

Photosensitive

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H302,H336

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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089K46051
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028K46203

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E A Pehek et al.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 36(2), 267-271 (1990-06-01)
The effects of the psychostimulant (+)cathine (norpseudoephedrine) were examined in a two-choice, food-motivated, drug-discrimination paradigm. Rats were able to discriminate cathine from vehicle and this effect was dose- and time-dependent. Prior administration of cathine resulted in a diminished response (tolerance)
M B Ahmed et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 39(3), 213-216 (1993-08-01)
Catha edulis is a plant that grows in certain areas of East Africa and the Arab Peninsula. The stimulating properties of fresh material were described more than seven centuries ago and today the habit of inducing a state of euphoria
A Pokrywka et al.
International journal of sports medicine, 30(8), 569-572 (2009-04-22)
Pseudoephedrine (PSE) as a sympathomimetic is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines which are available on the medical market over the counter (OTC drugs). It can be converted to cathine (CATH, norpseudoephedrine) inside the body. Until the end of 2003
Richard Hoffman et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 132(3), 554-563 (2010-06-18)
Although there is a rich body of research available regarding the effect of acute and chronic khat dosing in animal models, research on the behavioral and cognitive effects of khat in human subjects is not extensive and several of the
Susan A Adeoya-Osiguwa et al.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 20(1), 198-207 (2004-10-30)
Cathinone, released when Catha edulis leaves (khat) are chewed, has euphoric, stimulatory properties. It is metabolized to the phenylpropanolamines (PPAs) cathine and norephedrine. This study investigated whether PPAs affect mammalian sperm function, using primarily mouse, but also human, spermatozoa. Uncapacitated
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