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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:
Molecular Weight:
187.67
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77
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Product Name

Cathine hydrochloride,

form

powder

Quality Level

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

InChI

1S/C9H13NO.ClH/c1-7(10)9(11)8-5-3-2-4-6-8;/h2-7,9,11H,10H2,1H3;1H/t7-,9+;/m0./s1

InChI key

DYWNLSQWJMTVGJ-DKXTVVGFSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

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

Caution

Photosensitive

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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
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)
Veniero Gambaro et al.
Forensic science international, 217(1-3), 87-92 (2011-10-26)
In the last years, all the vegetable material supposed to belong to the Catha Edulis species, seized at the Malpensa and Orio al Serio airports, were analyzed in our laboratory on behalf of the Tribunals of Busto Arsizio and Bergamo
K Deventer et al.
Drug testing and analysis, 1(5), 209-213 (2010-04-01)
Until the end of 2003 a urinary concentration of pseudoephedrine exceeding 25 microg/mL was regarded as a doping violation by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Since its removal from the prohibited list in 2004 the number of urine samples in which
Sabina Strano-Rossi et al.
Journal of analytical toxicology, 34(4), 210-215 (2010-05-15)
This study was designed to optimize a method for the identification and quantification of ephedrines in oral fluid (OF) and for its application to subjects taking different doses of pseudoephedrine. Ephedrines use by athletes is banned by World Anti-Doping Agency

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