Anodyne

Phenylethanolamine
Phenylethanolamine
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC8H11NO[1]
Molecular mass137.18 g/mol[1]
Predicted LogP0.1[1]
Melting point56.5 °C[1]
Solubility45.8 mg/mL[1]
Chiralityracemic[2]
Identifiers
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IUPAC name2-amino-1-phenylethanol[1]
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(CN)O[1]
InChIInChI=1S/C8H11NO/c9-6-8(10)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6,9H2[1]
InChIKeyULSIYEODSMZIPX-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1]
Dosing

Phenylethanolamine

Phenylethanolamine (also known as 2-Amino-1-phenylethanol, Bisnorephedrine, 2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethylamine, Phenethanolamine, 2-Hydroxyphenethylamine, 2-Phenyl-2-hydroxyethylamine, α-(Aminomethyl)benzyl alcohol, β-Hydroxyphenethylamine, 2-amino-1-phenylethan-1-ol or β-Phenethanolamine) is a sympathomimetic substance of the phenylethanolamine class.

Chemistry

Stereochemistry

(RS)-Phenylethanolamine is a racemic mixture of the optical stereoisomers:

Stereoisomers
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(+)-Phenylethanolamine

(+)-Phenylethanolamine

(-)-Phenylethanolamine

(-)-Phenylethanolamine

See also