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Deprenyl
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Salts
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Hydrochloride
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Physical properties
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187.28 g/mol [1]
Melting point141 - 142 °C [1]
Solubility2.54e-02 g/L [1]
2.8 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C13H17N [1]
N-methyl-1-phenyl-N-prop-2-ynylpropan-2-amine [1]
CC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)N(C)CC#C [1]
InChI=1S/C13H17N/c1-4-10-14(3)12(2)11-13-8-6-5-7-9-13/h1,5-9,12H,10-11H2,2-3H3 [1]
InChIKeyMEZLKOACVSPNER-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Deprenyl

Deprenyl (also known as Deprenyl, Deprenil, Phenethylamine, n,α-dimethyl-n-2-propynyl-, Selegiline, N,α-Dimethyl-N-2-propynylphenethylamine, Phenethylamine, N,α-dimethyl-N-2-propynyl-, Benzeneethanamine, N,α-dimethyl-N-2-propyn-1-yl-, (.+/-.)-Deprenyl, N,α-Dimethyl-N-2-propynylbenzeneethanamine or SELEGILINE) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor substance of the amphetamine class.

Chemistry

Salts []

Deprenyl is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

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Deprenyl is a racemic mixture of the

Stereoisomers
(R)-DeprenylGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
(S)-DeprenylGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)

Pharmacology

Deprenyl acts as a for:

Active metabolites
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Methamphetamine Generated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
Amphetamine Generated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)

See also []

  • Substituted amphetamines
  • Anodyne

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    References []

    1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 5195, Deprenyl. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5195

    2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Deprenyl. UNII: DPF682Q08V. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/DPF682Q08V